# NTSB FTW70D0343: Cessna 150, N4808X, New Braunfels, TX, December 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1969
- Place: New Braunfels, TX · NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
- Location: 29.7030° N, 98.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Braunfels, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7030&lon=-98.1245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0343
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0343

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4472   69/12/6   NEW BRAUNFELS,TEX   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N4808X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 6069 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEAR SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             SAN ANTONIO,TEX              NEW BRAUNFELS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- L WING HIT POWER POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4808X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4808X-1980-12-17), registration cancelled 1980-12-17, S/N 15064858, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clear Springs

## Other investigations on N4808X (3)

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.

- [NTSB FTW77DRG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG21), Dec 22, 1976: Cessna 150 (N4808X), Mason, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73DRA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA08), Aug 10, 1972: Cessna 150G (N4808X), Matagorda, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70DRG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRG51-201150), Jun 15, 1970: Cessna 150 (N4808X), Willow City, TX, substantial damage

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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