# NTSB FTW67F0099: Cessna 150, N8996S, Sierra Blanca, TX, July 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1966
- Place: Sierra Blanca, TX · SIERRA BLANCA, TX
- Location: 31.1834° N, 105.3395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sierra Blanca, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1834&lon=-105.3395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1904  66/7/19    SIERRA BLANCA TEX   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1013                    N8996S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK FROST RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
          PWR PLT-EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION,CAUSE UNDETERMN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO ALIGN WITH RUNWAY AFTER ENGINE STOPPED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8996S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8996S), registered now, S/N 15062296 (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: Jack Frost Ranch

## Other investigations on N8996S (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 DEN72FQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FQD10), Sep 29, 1971: Cessna 150F (N8996S), Cloudcroft, NM, 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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