# NTSB FTW69A0070: Cessna 150E, N2555J, Placedo, TX, April 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1969
- Place: Placedo, TX · PLACEDO, TX
- Location: 28.6919° N, 96.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placedo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6919&lon=-96.8259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1042   69/4/8    PLACEDO,TEX         CESSNA 150E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 134
        TIME - 0845                    N2555J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- CORONARY OCCLUSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2555J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2555J), registered now, S/N 15061055, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (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: 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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