Cessna 150M accident near Garland, Arkansas, July 18, 1983
On July 18, 1983 at about 7:40 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N4549Q, was destroyed in an accident near Garland, Arkansas. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 18, 1983 · about 7:40 pm local time
- Place
- Garland, Arkansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N4549Q · no longer on the register · serial 15076950
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT-IN-COMAND (PIC) & THE DESIGNATED FLT EXAMINER (FE) WERE ON A FLT TO GIVE THE PIC A COMMERCIAL PLT FLT EXAM. DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING APCH, THE PIC SPIRALED THE ACFT DOWN TO THE PROPOSED LANDING SPOT. THE PROPER CHECK LIST PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED & THE ENG WAS CLEARED SEVERAL TIMES. AS THE ACFT CROSSED OVER THE END OF THE FIELD, THE FE INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO GO AROUND. THE PIC APPLIED POWER & PUT THE CARB HEAT IN THE COLD POSITION, BUT STARTED A LOW SPEED TURN WITH THE FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED. THE FE LEVELED THE WINGS & TOLD THE PIC TO GO AROUND AS HE WAS TRAINED. FINALLY, THE FE TOLD THE PIC TO RETRACT THE FLAPS & THE PIC RAISED THEM TO THE 20 DEG POSITION. SUBSQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT THE TOP OF A TREE, WHICH NEITHER PLT SAW, THEN LOST AIRSPEED & SETTLED INTO LOWER TREES & CRASHED. THE FE NOTED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE ABIDED BY THE MIN ALTITUDE THAT HE HAD ESTABLISHED FOR HIMSELF.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 352 hours in all; 180 in this make and model; 59 in the last 90 days; 306 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,508 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 21, 1983; 97 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TXK Texarkana TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N4549Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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