# NTSB FTW73FPD42: Cessna 150L, N6EB, Saginaw, TX, June 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1973
- Place: Saginaw, TX · SAGINAW, TX
- Location: 32.8657° N, 97.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8657&lon=-97.3657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1284   73/6/8    SAGINAW,TEX         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 190
        TIME - 0640                    N6EB                PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAGINAW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              HUTCHINSON,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- SUSPECTED LOW ENG OIL PRESS.HIT WIRES DRG LOW ALT TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6EB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6EB-2013-02-08), registration cancelled 2013-02-08, S/N 15073823 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Saginaw

## 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 19730608014779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730608014779A), Jun 8, 1973: Cessna 150L, Saginaw, TX, Substantial damage. Suspected low eng oil press. Hit wires drg low alt turn.

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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