Cessna 150L accident near Seymour, Texas, May 5, 1984
On May 5, 1984 at about 2:35 pm local time, a Cessna 150L, registered N5457Q, was destroyed in an accident near Seymour, Texas (Seymour Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person 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
- May 5, 1984 · about 2:35 pm local time
- Place
- Seymour, Texas · Seymour Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · all 150Ls on the register
- Registration
- N5457Q · no longer on the register · serial 15073357
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE 27 HOUR STUDENT PLT ABORTED HIS LANDING WHEN THE ACFT BEGAN TO BALLOON. THE PLT RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND THE ACFT SETTLED HARD ONTO THE RWY AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PLT REACTED BY PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE AND INADVERTENTLY APPLIED LEFT AILERON WHEN HE LEANED LEFT TO VISUALLY CHECK THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND NOSED OVER.
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: student
- Flight time: 27 hours in all; 27 in this make and model; 11 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 6 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,195 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 4, 1984; 2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 3,500 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 8 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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