# Accident 19730916030159A: Cessna 150L, Stephenville, TX, September 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1973
- Place: Stephenville, TX
- Airport: Clark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.2145° N, 98.2199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stephenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2145&lon=-98.2199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1609Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1609Q-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730916030159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STDNT PLT TOT FLYNG TIME 9.6 HRS/1.5 SOLO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW74DPD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD11), Sep 16, 1973: Cessna 150L (N1609Q), Stephenville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1609Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800914067949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914067949I), Sep 14, 1980: Cessna 150L (N1609Q), Big Spring, TX, Minor damage. Student pilot hit a telephone wire during a practice emergency landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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