Hutchinson County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Borger, Texas 79007
Wednesday, March 2, 1983 11:45 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

ACCORDING TO 2 PLT WITNESSES, THE ACFT STALLED DURING TAKEOFF AFTER IT HAD CLIMBED TO APRX 75 TO 100 FT AGL. THEY REPORTED THAT AT THAT TIME, IT DID A WING-OVER, ENTERED A DIVE & CRASHED. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT WAS LOADED TO NEAR ITS MAX GROSS WT LIMIT. THE ARPT ELEVATION & TEMP WERE 3052 FT & 67 DEG, RESPECTIVELY, THE ENG WAS REPORTEDLY AT FULL POWER UNTIL IMPACT. NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT FAILURE OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/2/1983
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1145
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City BORGER
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 79007
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HUTCHINSON COUNTY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
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 3052
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1151 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 200
Weather Observation Facility ID AMA
Elevation of weather observation facility 3607
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 35
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 30
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 200
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 3
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2331
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 22666
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N29302
NTSB Number FTW83FA133
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 177
Aircraft Series Identifier 177
Aircraft Serial Number 177-00800
Certified Max Gross Weight 2275
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 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 20 1982 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 8
Airframe Hours 1549
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name BILLY JOE SCHROEDER
Aircraft Owner Street Address 116 WILSHIRE
Aircraft Owner City BORGER
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 79007
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
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 NC
Departure Country
Departure Time 1145
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code
Destination City RALEIGH
Destination State NC
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 6300
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --