FTW69F0321

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Bowie, TX · November 13, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1968
Place
Bowie, TX · BOWIE, TX
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N23177Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107709

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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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3-4458  68/11/13   BOWIE,TEX           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 2041                    N23177              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- CIRCUMSTANCES REVEAL ACFT WAS INVERTED PRIOR TO STRIKING TREES.PLT/PX SUFFERED AMNESIA.

Aircraft

Registration
N23177
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bowie

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.