# NTSB FTW72DPD10: Cessna 150, N3416J, Graford, TX, September 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1971
- Place: Graford, TX · GRAFORD, TX
- Location: 32.9374° N, 98.2475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9374&lon=-98.2475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3376   71/9/5    GRAFORD,TEX         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 141
        TIME - 1530                    N3416J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POSSUM KINGDOM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,TEX               GRAFORD,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3416J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3416J-1974-08-19), registration cancelled 1974-08-19, S/N 150 66116 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Possum Kingdom

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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