# NTSB FTW73DQG21: Cessna 150, N6718G, Acuff, TX, October 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1972
- Place: Acuff, TX · ACUFF, TX
- Location: 33.5951° N, 101.6202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Acuff, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5951&lon=-101.6202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DQG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3238   72/10/2   ACUFF,TEX           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1439                    N6718G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LUBBOCK,TEX                 LUBBOCK,TEX                  ANDREW TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILED TO RESET DIRECTIONAL GYRO. LANDED IN COTTON FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6718G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6718G-2015-06-17), registration cancelled 2015-06-17, S/N 15072218, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Lubbock

## Other investigations on N6718G (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW75FQG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG35), Dec 28, 1974: Cessna 150 (N6718G), Slaton, TX, substantial damage

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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