# Accident 19731019032109A: Cessna 150J, San Antonio, TX, October 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1973
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Kardys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.5761° N, 98.2470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kardys Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5761&lon=-98.2470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5580G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5580G-1996-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,692 total, 530 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731019032109A

## Narrative

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

RAIN WATER ERODED DITCH ON R EDGE OF RWY.ARPT NOT EQPD WITH RWY OR VASI LTS.

## 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 FTW74FRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG28), Oct 19, 1973: Cessna 150J (N5580G), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5580G (2)

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

- [Accident 19940731019709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731019709A), Jul 31, 1994: Cessna 150J (N5580G), Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. Departed on 8MILE flight to another airport. Ran out of fuel en route. Struck barbed wire fence. Nosed over landing
- [Accident 19740320004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740320004339A), Mar 20, 1974: Cessna 150J (N5580G), Seguin, TX, Substantial damage. Acft ground looped to left. Gusting to 26K.

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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