# NTSB FTW70A0032: Cessna 150, N61167, Megargel, TX, November 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1969
- Place: Megargel, TX · MEGARGEL, TX
- Location: 33.4534° N, 98.9294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Megargel, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4534&lon=-98.9294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2739  69/11/19   MEGARGEL,TEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 970
        TIME - 1640                    N61167              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 960 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IOWA PARK,TEX               IOWA PARK,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED IN A 180 DEG TURN TO LINE UP WITH PIPELINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61167](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61167-1970-06-23), registration cancelled 1970-06-23, S/N 15070853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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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