# NTSB FTW73FRJ36: Cessna 150, N23081, Jefferson, TX, May 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1973
- Place: Jefferson, TX · JEFFERSON, TX
- Location: 32.7635° N, 94.3508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7635&lon=-94.3508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1270  73/5/22    JEFFERSON,TEX       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2515
        TIME - 1845                    N23081              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 755 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CYPRESS RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSON,TEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DIRT DOBER NEST FND IN FUEL TANK VENT LINE.LNDG GR HIT RR CROSS TIE ON LNDG ROLL OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23081](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23081-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 15068716, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Cypress River

## 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 19730522014339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522014339A), May 22, 1973: Cessna 150H, Jefferson, TX, Substantial damage. Dirt dober nest fnd in fuel tank vent line. Lndg gr hit rr cross tie on lndg roll out.

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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