# NTSB FTW70FQD13: Cessna 150, N2449J, Ft Bliss, TX, May 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1970
- Place: Ft Bliss, TX · FT BLISS, TX
- Location: 31.8397° N, 106.3747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bliss, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8397&lon=-106.3747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FQD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FQD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2092  70/5/15    FT BLISS,TEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N2449J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIGGS AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT BLISS,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2449J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2449J-1981-07-09), registration cancelled 1981-07-09, S/N 15065549, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Biggs Aaf

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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