# NTSB FTW67F0218: Cessna 150, N5855E, Presidio, TX, September 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1966
- Place: Presidio, TX · PRESIDIO, TX
- Location: 29.5603° N, 104.3653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Presidio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5603&lon=-104.3653&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0218

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2561  66/9/22  NR.PRESIDIO TEX       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N5855E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FOULED SPARK PLUGS CAUSED LOSS OF POWER.PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5855E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5855E-1966-11-29), registration cancelled 1966-11-29, S/N 17355 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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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