ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379462
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| Date: | Sunday 20 May 1984 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Leon Stovall |
| Registration: | N22024 |
| MSN: | 15068015 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2464 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sunray, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sunray, TX (Q43) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING INITIAL CLIMB, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 8 TO 10 FT AGL, THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED EXPERIENCING 'TURBULENCE LIKE A DOWN DRAFT' & THE ACFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RWY. BELIEVING THAT INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINED TO CLEAR APPROACHING POWER LINES, THE PLT INTENTIONALLY SWERVED THE ACFT OFF THE RWY. IT ENTERED A SOFT, PLOWED FLD ADJACENT TO THE RWY & NOSED OVER FOLLOWING COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE LOCAL WIND SPEED WAS 2 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 15 KTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW84LA238
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2024 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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