FTW70A0026

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Missing Aircraft · August 23, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 23, 1969
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N50509Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158613

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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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3-2674  69/8/23    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N50509              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOUSTON,TEX                 HOUSTON,TEX                  LAKE JACKSON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX AND ACFT DAMAGE PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N50509
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.