# NTSB FTW73DRA26: Cessna 150L, N6824G, Friendswood, TX, May 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1973
- Place: Friendswood, TX · FRIENDSWOOD, TX
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0936   73/5/4    FRIENDSWOOD,TEX     CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N6824G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRIENDSWOOD,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT PULLED MIXT CNTRL TO IDLE CUTOFF INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT.TURNED R APRX 150DEG TO AVOID TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6824G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6824G-1973-09-24), registration cancelled 1973-09-24, S/N 15072324 (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: Clover

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19730504009989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730504009989A), May 4, 1973: Cessna 150L, Friendswood, TX, Substantial damage. Plt pulled mixt cntrl to idle cutoff instead of carb heat. Turned r aprx 150DEG to avoid trees.

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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