# NTSB FTW71AF007: Cessna 150H, N50371, Victoria, TX, August 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1970
- Place: Victoria, TX · VICTORIA, TX
- Location: 28.8053° N, 97.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victoria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8053&lon=-97.0036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1136  70/8/22    VICTORIA,TEX        CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 300
        TIME - 1745                    N50371              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PULL UP AFTER LOW PASS. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 344 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50371](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50371-1971-03-15), registration cancelled 1971-03-15, S/N 15069258 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Foster

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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