# NTSB FTW66D0239: Cessna 150, N8073S, Iowa Park, TX, July 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1965
- Place: Iowa Park, TX · IOWA PARK, TX
- Location: 33.9628° N, 98.6809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa Park, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9628&lon=-98.6809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0239
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0239

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2336  65/7/30    IOWA PARK TEX       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 0645                    N8073S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8073S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8073S-1974-01-29), registration cancelled 1974-01-29, S/N 15061673 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wichita Valley

## Other investigations on N8073S (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 FTW74DPD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD29), Nov 22, 1973: Cessna 150F (N8073S), Breckenridge, TX, destroyed

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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