# NTSB FTW71FPD49: Cessna 150, N1150Y, Grapevine, TX, April 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1971
- Place: Grapevine, TX · GRAPEVINE, TX
- Location: 32.9343° N, 97.0781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grapevine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9343&lon=-97.0781&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPD49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPD49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1137   71/4/8    GRAPEVINE,TEX       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 320
        TIME - 1520                    N1150Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE DALLAS ARPT,TEX        ARLINGTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- CNTR MAIN BRG WEB CRACKED,BRG CAME LOOSE,CVRD OIL PASSAGE.ENG SEIZED.HIT WIRES ATMTG LND ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1150Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1150Y), registered now, S/N 15059550, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (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

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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