# NTSB FTW71DPD54: Cessna 150, N50614, Bridgeport, TX, May 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1971
- Place: Bridgeport, TX · BRIDGEPORT, TX
- Location: 33.2136° N, 97.7752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2136&lon=-97.7752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DPD54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPD54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1607  71/5/15    BRIDGEPORT,TEX      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N50614              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIDGEPORT,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ACFT W/OUT USING CHOCKS.ACFT TAXIED INTO DIRT BNK,LOG PILE W NO ONE ON BOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50614](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50614), registered now, S/N 15069434, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Bridgeport

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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