# NTSB FTW73DRJ12: Cessna 150F, N6639F, Texarkana, AR, September 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1972
- Place: Texarkana, AR · TEXARKANA, AR
- Location: 33.4418° N, 94.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4418&lon=-94.0377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3338   72/9/3    TEXARKANA,ARK       CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N6639F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  MACKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,ARK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6639F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6639F-2000-12-04), registration cancelled 2000-12-04, S/N 15063239 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Macks

## Other investigations on N6639F (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 NYC00LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA211), Jul 22, 2000: Cessna 150 (N6639F), Baltimore, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.

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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