# NTSB FTW71FPM22: Cessna 150J, N60953, Spiro, OK, March 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1971
- Place: Spiro, OK · SPIRO, OK
- Location: 35.2405° N, 94.6243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spiro, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2405&lon=-94.6243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0792  71/3/13    SPIRO,OKLA          CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N60953              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ENID,OKLA                   CLAREMORE,OKLA               PONCA CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60953 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- 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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