# NTSB FTW73AF040: Cessna 150L, N1268Q, Beaumont, TX, February 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1973
- Place: Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73AF040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF040

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0129   73/2/3    BEAUMONT,TEX        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 104
        TIME - 1100                    N18741              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM                      CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  2                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- N18741 MONITORED UNICOM,FLEW STANDARD PATTERN. UNICOM WARNING JUST BFOR COLLISION.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0129   73/2/3    BEAUMONT,TEX        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N1268Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM                      CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  2                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- N1268Q DEVIATED FROM STANDARD PATTERN,WASNT MONITORING UNICOM. COLLIDED DURING LDG FLARE.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1268Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1268Q-2022-05-07), registration cancelled 2022-05-07, S/N 15072568, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beaumont Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N18741](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18741-1990-07-26), registration cancelled 1990-07-26, S/N 15074079 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beaumont Muni

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730203001891A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730203001891A), Feb 3, 1973: Cessna 150L, Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. N1268Q deviated from standard pattern,wasnt monitoring UNICOM. Collided during ldg flare.
- [Accident 19730203001892A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730203001892A), Feb 3, 1973: Cessna 150L, Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. N18741 monitored UNICOM,flew standard pattern. UNICOM warning just bfor collision.

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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