ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233440
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| Date: | Friday 28 February 2020 |
| Time: | 19:49 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Registration Pending |
| Registration: | N407WJ |
| MSN: | 15075783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5478 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (PIL/KPIL), Port Isabel, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (PIL |
| Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (PIL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before the accident, the pilot told the co-owner he planned to perform touch and go maneuvers. Data showed that the airplane departed and conducted one left traffic pattern flight. It could not be determined if the pilot performed a touch-and-go, or a go-around. The airplane then entered a left crosswind, and the last radar target indicated the airplane was at 250 ft above ground level and 125 knots ground speed. There were no witnesses to the accident.
The airplane impacted terrain in a 10° nose-down attitude, and the wreckage path measured about 120 ft in length. No anomalies were noted with the airframe and engine that would have precluded normal operation. Thus, it is likely that the pilot lost control during the initial takeoff climb for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
The pilot’s toxicology tests results revealed he had used marijuana, but none of the available information could be used to determine when that had occurred. As a result, it could not be determined if the pilot’s use of marijuana contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of control during the initial takeoff climb for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://www.krgv.com/videos/plane-wreckage-found-in-cameron-county-days-after-reported-disappearance
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N407WJ
FAA
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001112791L.html (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 September 1986 | N66023 | Private | 0 | Terre Haute, IN | |
sub |
Location
Images:
Photo(c): NTSB
Media:
NTSB investigating the crash of a Cessna 150M that went missing on Thursday and was located today in Brownsville, TX.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) March 1, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2020 09:59 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 02-Mar-2020 16:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2020 22:11 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2020 22:10 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2022 01:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
| 05-Jun-2022 08:35 | harro | Updated [Date] |
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