# NTSB FTW71AF068: Cessna 150, N7213S, Dallas, TX, April 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1971
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF068

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2872   71/4/3    DALLAS,TEX          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N8765N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1350 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            850 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- PA-28 MADE STEEP CLOSE-IN APCH FROM IMPROPER PATTERN ENTRY. DESCENDED ON TOP OF C-150.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2872   71/4/3    DALLAS,TEX          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N7213S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 538 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            351 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT. BOTH ACFT MONITORED UNICOM.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N7213S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7213S-2013-05-31), registration cancelled 2013-05-31, S/N 15067913, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: White Rock

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8765N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8765N-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 28-25587, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: White Rock

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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