# NTSB FTW71FPJ29: Cessna 150K, N5798G, Mustang, OK, March 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1971
- Place: Mustang, OK · MUSTANG, OK
- Location: 35.3929° N, 97.7273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mustang, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3929&lon=-97.7273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0813   71/3/5    MUSTANG,OKLA        CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 0715                    N5798G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA FALLS,TEX           OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TOLD NOT TO USE ACFT,ENG OVRHLD,NOT RET TO SERV.PLT THOUGHT OPERATOR JOKING.NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5798G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5798G-2019-02-02), registration cancelled 2019-02-02, S/N 15071298, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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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