Cessna 150L accident near Rockwall, Texas, July 26, 1987
On July 26, 1987 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Cessna 150L, registered N7930G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. 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 26, 1987 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Rockwall, Texas · Rockwall Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · all 150Ls on the register
- Registration
- N7930G · registry record · serial 15074738
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE RGT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED A RUT IN A SOFT AREA OF THE RWY & THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RGT. TO AVOID HITTING PARKED ACFT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RWY, THE PLT ADDED FULL POWER & LEFT RUDDER & AILERON. HE STATED THAT AS THE ACFT LEFT THE SOFT SPOT, IT VEERED LEFT & THE RGT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGING THE RGT WING & TAIL SECTION.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 8,663 hours in all; 3,050 in this make and model; 148 in the last 90 days; 8,417 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,895 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 1, 1987
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 52F at 7:10 pm
- Destination: F46 Rockwall TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 3,380 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 93°F (34°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N7930G the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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