# NTSB FTW71FPD01: Cessna T-50, N49486, Coleman, TX, July 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1970
- Place: Coleman, TX · COLEMAN, TX
- Location: 31.8314° N, 99.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coleman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8314&lon=-99.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0797   70/7/3    COLEMAN,TEX         CESSNA T-50         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1805                    N49486              PX-  0  0  5  PARAJUMP-SPORT            27, 3940 TOTAL HOURS, 37
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLEMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLEMAN,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- L ENG CVRD WITH OIL,LEAK NOT DETERMINED,PLT ADVSD NOT TO FLY ACFT.PLT AND PAX PARACHUTED FROM ACFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49486](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49486-1972-01-24), registration cancelled 1972-01-24, S/N 2315 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-50
- Registry model: [Cessna T-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-50) (registry code 2071302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Coleman

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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