# Accident 19740203002919A: Cessna 150L, Sanger, TX, February 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1974
- Place: Sanger, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 33.3796° N, 97.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3796&lon=-97.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18216, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18216-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 74 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740203002919A

## Narrative

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

OBS SAW ACFT FLYING LOW & SLOW. PLT DIED 2/9/74.

## 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 FTW74FPD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD34), Feb 3, 1974: Cessna 150L (N18216), Sanger, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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