# NTSB FTW74AF023: Cessna 150J, N51388, Britton, TX, October 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1973
- Place: Britton, TX · BRITTON, TX
- Location: 32.5485° N, 97.0678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Britton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5485&lon=-97.0678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2866  73/10/20   BRITTON,TEX         CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N51388              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,TEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO GRND AFTER RECOVERY FROM NEAR VERTICAL DIVE. PLT PREVIOUSLY BUZZED HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51388](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51388-1973-11-27), registration cancelled 1973-11-27, S/N 15069969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731020033459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020033459A), Oct 20, 1973: Cessna A150K, Britton, TX, Destroyed. Flew into grnd after recovery from near vertical dive. Plt previously buzzed house.

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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