# NTSB FTW67D0144: Cessna 150B, N7370X, Sterling City, TX, August 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1966
- Place: Sterling City, TX · STERLING CITY, TX
- Location: 31.8392° N, 100.9859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8392&lon=-100.9859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2061  66/8/10    STERLING CITY TEX   CESSNA 150B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 0700                    N7370X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED ON NARROW DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7370X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7370X), registered now, S/N 15059470, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (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

## Other investigations on N7370X (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 UNK64X2577](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2577), Jun 30, 1964: Cessna 150B (N7370X), Schenectady, NY, 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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