FTW73AF022

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150E · Flatonia, TX · December 1, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 1, 1972
Place
Flatonia, TX · FLATONIA, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3034JCessna 150E
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169464

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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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3-3621   72/12/1   FLATONIA,TEX        CESSNA 150E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 475
        TIME - 1515                    N3034J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLATONIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 SAN ANTONIO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DOVE INTO THE GND,NO APRNT EFFORT TWD RCVRY.AUTOPSY INDCD ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3034J
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Flatonia

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.