ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386233
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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 2001 |
| Time: | 08:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5695G |
| MSN: | 15071195 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3000 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bishop, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bishop, TX (07R) |
| Harlingen-Valley International Airport, TX (HRL/KHRL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The single engine airplane collided with the ground while in cruise flight during a VFR flight beneath a low cloud ceiling. After about 10 minutes of flight the pilot was leaning forward and trying to untangle the wires of his headset jacks when the airplane "unexpectedly" impacted the ground. He was flying at about 500 feet AGL and did not have a good horizon. No mechanical anomalies were found with the aircraft. The nearest weather reporting facility, located about 15 miles to the west of the accident site, reported the following visibility and cloud conditions close to the time of the accident: Visibility 4 miles, 500 feet broken, 1000 overcast.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain altitude and clearance from terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention and the low ceiling.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01LA060
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 12:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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