Cessna 150J accident near Porter, Texas, January 15, 1993
On January 15, 1993 at about 8:23 pm local time, a Cessna 150J, registered N5563G, was destroyed in an accident near Porter, Texas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED CHECKLIST AND THE IMPROPER FLAP SETTING
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 15, 1993 · about 8:23 pm local time
- Place
- Porter, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150J · all 150Js on the register
- Registration
- N5563G · no longer on the register · serial 15071063
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKE OFF THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND DESCENDED APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES NOSE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 440 YARDS FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRPLANE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF WITH MORE FLAPS EXTENDED THAN REQUIRED BY THE 'NORMAL' PROCEDURES. THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL STATES THAT FLAP DEFLECTIONS OF 30 AND 40 DEGREES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED AT ANY TIME FOR TAKEOFF. THE FLAP INDICATOR IN THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND AT 35 DEGREES, WHILE THE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS MEASURED AS 38 DEGREES OF EXTENSION. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND IN THE FLAP OPERATING OR INDICATING SYSTEM. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE ALSO REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT IN THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE WITHOUT AN INSTRUCTOR ONBOARD.
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: 138 hours in all; 69 in this make and model; 4 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 55 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,821 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 3, 1992; 104 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: 9XS2 at 8:20 pm
- Destination: 9XS2
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:15 pm from IAH, 20 miles away
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 N5563G the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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