# NTSB FTW73FRJ02: Cessna 150, N6026G, Texarkana, TX, July 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1972
- Place: Texarkana, TX · TEXARKANA, TX
- Location: 33.4251° N, 94.0477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4251&lon=-94.0477&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3220  72/7/10    TEXARKANA,TEX       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N6026G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACKS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,TEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           89                                                      200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TKOF RWY01,1800FT SOD STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6026G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6026G-1994-03-22), registration cancelled 1994-03-22, S/N 15071526 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Macks Field

## Other investigations on N6026G (2)

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 CHI91FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA033), Nov 26, 1990: Cessna 150K (N6026G), Valley Center, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…
- [NTSB FTW71FPD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPD35), Jan 23, 1971: Cessna 150 (N6026G), Clyde, 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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