# NTSB FTW66D0001: Cessna 150, N4437U, Washburn, TX, February 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1965
- Place: Washburn, TX · WASHBURN, TX
- Location: 35.1692° N, 101.5700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washburn, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1692&lon=-101.5700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1201  65/2/18    WASHBURN TEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 190
        TIME - 1930                    N4437U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION-OFF AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4437U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4437U-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 15060437, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4437U (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 FTW91LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA061), Apr 6, 1991: Cessna 150D (N4437U), San Ygnacio, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE AND A MALFUNCTIONING CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL AND THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

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.

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