# NTSB FTW70FRG52: Cessna 150, N6489F, Eagle Pass, TX, June 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1970
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX · EAGLE PASS, TX
- Location: 28.7011° N, 100.4762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7011&lon=-100.4762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FRG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0695  70/6/20    EAGLE PASS,TEX      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N6489F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHITTIM RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAGLE PASS,TEX              EAGLE PASS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6489F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6489F-1989-04-12), registration cancelled 1989-04-12, S/N 15063089 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chittim Ranch

## Other investigations on N6489F (1)

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 FTW70O0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70O0006), May 13, 1969: Cessna 150 (N6489F), Piedras Negra, Mexico, 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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