Coulter Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Bryan, Texas 77801
Saturday, November 7, 1987 21:00 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE STUDENT PLT TOOK OFF AT NGT WITH A PASSENGER ABOARD. AFTER TAKEOFF, HE REMAINED IN A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN & MADE A LOW APCH. WITNESSES RPRTD THE PLT THEN ENTERED A RGT PATTERN, BUT THE ACFT WAS LOWER & SLOWER THAN NORMAL AS IT WAS TURNING ON THE 2ND APCH TO RWY 13. THEY RPRTD THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP RGT BANK & APPEARED TO STALL. BEFORE RECOVERING FROM THE STALL, THE ACFT CRASHED NEAR THE APCH END OF RWY 13. INITIAL IMPACT WAS ON A ROADWAY, THEN THE ACFT BOUNCED & HIT A UTILITY POLE BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ARPT PROPERTY. AFTER THE ACDNT, A CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LVL OF 0.149% (149 MG/DL). RPRTDLY, HE HAD RECEIVED 6.7 HRS OF NGT INSTRUCTION, BUT HAD ONLY FLOWN ABOUT 1 HR DRG THE PREV 90 DAYS. THE OWNER RPRTD THAT HE DID NOT AUTHORIZE THIS FLT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/7/1987
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 2100
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City BRYAN
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 77801
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport COULTER
Event Location Nearest Airport ID CFD
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 357
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2103 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 170
Weather Observation Facility ID CLL
Elevation of weather observation facility 319
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 10
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 8000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 20
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 140
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 1048
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 2
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1661
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 7 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2200
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34867
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:59PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N72137
NTSB Number FTW88FA024
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 140
Aircraft Series Identifier 140
Aircraft Serial Number 9304
Certified Max Gross Weight 1450
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 25 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 43
Airframe Hours 2893
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name THOMAS TAYLOR
Aircraft Owner Street Address RT 3, BOX 1305
Aircraft Owner City BRYAN
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 77802
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name TOM TAYLOR
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address RT 3 BOX 1305
Operator City BRYAN
Operator State TX
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 77802
Operator Code BRYA
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 2055
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 13
Runway Length 3240
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --