# NTSB FTW72FRA43: Cessna 150, N6441F, Giddings, TX, March 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1972
- Place: Giddings, TX · GIDDINGS, TX
- Location: 30.1837° N, 96.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Giddings, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1837&lon=-96.9280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRA43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRA43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0131  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6441F-1972-07-22), registration cancelled 1972-07-22, S/N 15063041 (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: Giddings-Lee Cnty

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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