# NTSB FTW66D0701: Cessna 150C, N2067Z, Ben Wheeler, TX, June 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1966
- Place: Ben Wheeler, TX · BEN WHEELER, TX
- Location: 32.4465° N, 95.7019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ben Wheeler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4465&lon=-95.7019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0701
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0701

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1228   66/6/7    BEN WHEELER TEX     CESSNA 150C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1125                    N2067Z              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 53, 13926 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
          PWR PLT-NO GASKET,NO.3 CYLINDER ROCKER BOX COVER.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TREE STUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2067Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2067Z-2011-06-14), registration cancelled 2011-06-14, S/N 15059867, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (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: Substantial damage

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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