# Accident 19730916030379A: Cessna 150J, Mineral Wells, TX, September 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1973
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Airport: Mineral Wells Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 32.7816° N, 98.0602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINERAL WELLS RGNL (MWL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7816&lon=-98.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60687, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60687) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730916030379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH GASOLINE SIGN POST.

## 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 FTW74DPD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD18), Sep 16, 1973: Cessna 150J (N60687), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage

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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