FTW68A0033

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wichita Falls, TX · September 19, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 19, 1967
Place
Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8371GCessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114922

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0653  67/9/19    WICHITA,FALLS,TEX   CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 100
        TIME - 0223                    N8371G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KICKAPOO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL- 2.64 MG/ML.

Aircraft

Registration
N8371G
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kickapoo

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.