# Accident 19740202002039A: Cessna 150E, Gilchrist, TX, February 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1974
- Place: Gilchrist, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.5125° N, 94.4891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilchrist, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5125&lon=-94.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3971U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3971U-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740202002039A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTMPTD PRECAUTNRY LNDG ON BEACH. WASNT AUTH TO MAKE FLT BY IP.

## 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 FTW74DRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA26), Feb 2, 1974: Cessna 150E (N3971U), Gilchrist, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3971U (1)

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

- [Accident 19820613023749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613023749A), Jun 13, 1982: Cessna 150 (N3971U), Allen, TX, Destroyed. Stalled and spun in while air delivering a newspaper. Overboosted engine failed to respond. Aircraft not licensed.

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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