Cessna 150K accident near Huntsville, TX
On September 6, 2023, a Cessna 150K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Huntsville, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 6, 2023
- Place
- Huntsville, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.739°N, 95.588°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230906193017
Official records · CEN23FA401
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 6, 2023, about 1148 central daylight time, a Cessna 150K airplane, N6059G, was substantially damaged during an accident at Huntsville Municipal Airport (UTS), Huntsville, Texas. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to ADS-B flight track data, at 1027 the airplane departed from runway 14 at North Houston Regional Airport (CXO), Conroe, Texas. The airplane flew northeast about 6 nautical miles before it turned northwest toward UTS. About 1050, the airplane entered the traffic pattern for runway 36 at UTS. The airplane flew 6 traffic patterns consistent with touch-and-go landings on runway 36. The airplane would descend below ADS-B coverage about 700 ft mean sea level (msl), or about 337 ft above airport elevation, while it operated in the traffic pattern at UTS. About 1128, the airplane switched landing direction to use runway 18. The airplane flew 3 additional traffic patterns consistent with touch-and-go landings on runway 18. At 1146:54, the last ADS-B return was recorded about 830 ft msl as the airplane descended on the base leg for runway 18. Two witnesses reported that the airplane was flying in the airport traffic pattern before the accident. They were on the ramp preparing for an instructional flight when they heard a sudden decrease in engine rpm. They turned and saw the airplane flying south over runway 18, about 500 ft above the runway, in a level pitch attitude with rocking wings. The airplane then enter
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by a fuel system blockage, and the flight instructor’s subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed after the loss of engine power, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
