# Accident 19820710026429A: Cessna 150H, Wichita Falls, TX, July 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1982, 15:29 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8498° N, 98.5399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8498&lon=-98.5399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6538S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6538S-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,331 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820710026429A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE, STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND ON DOWNWIND LEG.

## 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 FTW82FPD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD15), Jul 10, 1982: Cessna 150H (N6538S), Wichita Falls, TX, destroyed, 2 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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