# NTSB FTW73AF022: Cessna 150E, N3034J, Flatonia, TX, December 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1972
- Place: Flatonia, TX · FLATONIA, TX
- Location: 29.6897° N, 97.1052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flatonia, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6897&lon=-97.1052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73AF022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3621   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3034J-1973-02-14), registration cancelled 1973-02-14, S/N 15061134 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Flatonia

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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