# NTSB FTW74AF059: Cessna 150F, N6545F, Orange, TX, January 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1974
- Place: Orange, TX · ORANGE, TX
- Location: 30.1235° N, 93.7545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1235&lon=-93.7545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0379  74/1/31    ORANGE,TEX          CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 8600
        TIME - 1703                    N6545F              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 7300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATON ROUGE,LA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- DIPPED WING,WAVED TO PERS ON GRND,LOST CONTROL IN CLIMBING TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6545F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6545F-1975-05-09), registration cancelled 1975-05-09, S/N 15063145 (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: 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 19740131002869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131002869A), Jan 31, 1974: Cessna 150F, Orange, TX, Destroyed. Dipped wing,waved to pers on grnd,lost control in climbing 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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