BRYAN, TX, USA
N72137
CESSNA 140
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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