# NTSB FTW67F0193: Cessna 150, N8173S, Friendswood, TX, September 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1966
- Place: Friendswood, TX · FRIENDSWOOD, TX
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0193
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0193

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2298   66/9/1    FRIENDSWOOD TEX     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N8173S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 1236 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            886 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DAMAGED ON PREVIOUS LANDING ATTEMPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8173S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173S-2018-04-09), registration cancelled 2018-04-09, S/N 15061773, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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
- Airport: Clover Field

## Other investigations on N8173S (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 FTW68F0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0046), Jul 7, 1967: Cessna 150F (N8173S), Pearland, TX, 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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