# NTSB FTW68D0241: Cessna 150, N7985E, Lexington, OK, September 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1967
- Place: Lexington, OK · LEXINGTON, OK
- Location: 35.0176° N, 97.3350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0176&lon=-97.3350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0241
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0241

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3750  67/9/24    LEXINGTON,OKLA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 252
        TIME - 1030                    N7985E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEXINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7985E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lexington

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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