# NTSB FTW71FRJ31: Cessna 150L, N6908G, Dialville, TX, March 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1971
- Place: Dialville, TX · DIALVILLE, TX
- Location: 31.8574° N, 95.2305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dialville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8574&lon=-95.2305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0302  71/3/20    DIALVILLE,TEX       CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 40, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N6908G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEROKEE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KANS                RUSK,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 3 SHIP FERRY FLT.PLT ENDORSED SOLO X-C ONLY.OP RADIOED PLT TO OVERFLY OTHER ARPTS.LND ON RR TRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6908G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6908G-2020-10-31), registration cancelled 2020-10-31, S/N 15072408, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Cherokee County

## Other investigations on N6908G (2)

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.

- [NTSB WPR18LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA193), Jul 12, 2018: Cessna 150 (N6908G), Ontario, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during final approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB DEN80FQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQG01), Oct 31, 1979: Cessna 150L (N6908G), Hobbs, NM, 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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