FTW72FRA43

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Giddings, TX · March 27, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 27, 1972
Place
Giddings, TX · GIDDINGS, TX
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6441FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165921

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0131  72/3/27    GIDDINGS,TEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1950                    N6441F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIDDINGS-LEE CNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TEX                EAGLE LAKE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- CRCLD TWN ABT 45MIN.ATMTD NITE LDG ON HWY CLOSED OFF BY PLC.ABRTD,CARS.HIT TREES.LNDD IN ADJ FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6441F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Giddings-Lee Cnty

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.