Cessna 150M accident near Killeen, Texas, August 29, 1988
On August 29, 1988 at about 2:37 am local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N704SB, was destroyed in an accident near Killeen, Texas (Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was 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
- August 29, 1988 · about 2:37 am local time
- Place
- Killeen, Texas · Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N704SB · no longer on the register · serial 15078828
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN IN THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON A DARK NIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES 1000 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE WIRES, THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND AND FLIPPED TO THE INVERTED POSITION.
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: 94 hours in all; 33 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,706 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 21, 1988; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ILE
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 19, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 120° at 8 knots
- Sky: scat at 600 ft
- Temperature: 95°F (35°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:55 pm from ILE
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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Other NTSB records under N704SB the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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