# NTSB FTW72DPD28: Cessna 150, N8737S, Archer City, TX, February 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1972
- Place: Archer City, TX · ARCHER CITY, TX
- Location: 33.5927° N, 98.6268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Archer City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5927&lon=-98.6268&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPD28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPD28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0541   72/2/4    ARCHER CITY,TEX     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N8737S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 545 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            254 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOROTHY BELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA FALLS,TEX           ARCHER CITY,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRUCK FENCE THEN HIT TREES.WATER IN CARB,GASCOLATOR AND FUEL LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8737S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8737S-1973-05-24), registration cancelled 1973-05-24, S/N 15062037 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dorothy Bell

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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