# NTSB FTW67A0104: Cessna 150G, N8371J, Mesquite, TX, April 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1967
- Place: Mesquite, TX · MESQUITE, TX
- Location: 32.7668° N, 96.5992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7668&lon=-96.5992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117747
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0178  67/4/19    MESQUITE TEX        CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1425                    N8371J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBS ENTER STEEP DIVE FROM 1000 FT ALTITUDE.NO ATTEMPTED RECOVERY OBSERVED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8371J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8371J-1971-01-05), registration cancelled 1971-01-05, S/N 15066271 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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