# NTSB FTW73DRA08: Cessna 150G, N4808X, Matagorda, TX, August 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1972
- Place: Matagorda, TX · MATAGORDA, TX
- Location: 28.6965° N, 95.9666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matagorda, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6965&lon=-95.9666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2266  72/8/10    MATAGORDA,TEX       CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N4808X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 1342 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            72 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATAGORDA PENINSU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             PALACIOS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND ON BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4808X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4808X-1980-12-17), registration cancelled 1980-12-17, S/N 15064858, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Matagorda Peninsu

## Other investigations on N4808X (3)

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 FTW77DRG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG21), Dec 22, 1976: Cessna 150 (N4808X), Mason, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70DRG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRG51-201150), Jun 15, 1970: Cessna 150 (N4808X), Willow City, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70D0343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0343), Dec 6, 1969: Cessna 150 (N4808X), New Braunfels, 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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