# Incident 19880715041079I: Cessna 150M, Weatherford, TX, July 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Airport: Horseshoe Bend
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5729° N, 97.8725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HORSESHOE BEND (F78), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5729&lon=-97.8725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9486U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9486U-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 51 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880715041079I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR A CLIFF ON CLIMBOUT FROM AIRPORT. STRUCK A WIRE FOLLOWING THE RIVER. IMPACT DAMAGED VERTICAL FIN.

## Other reports on N9486U (1)

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

- [Incident 19911019063049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019063049I), Oct 19, 1991: Cessna 150M (N9486U), Strawn, TX. Engine running rough. Forced landing in field. Found a broken valve.

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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