# NTSB FTW74AF068: Cessna 150H, N50264, Big Sandy, TX, March 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1974
- Place: Big Sandy, TX · BIG SANDY, TX
- Location: 32.5857° N, 95.1125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Sandy, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5857&lon=-95.1125&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0542  74/3/27    BIG SANDY,TEX       CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 15000
        TIME - 1440                    N50264              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 7116 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONGVIEW,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STALL IN L TURN,LOW ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50264](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50264-1974-04-26), registration cancelled 1974-04-26, S/N 15069177, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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 19740327006069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740327006069A), Mar 27, 1974: Cessna 150H, Big Sandy, TX, Destroyed. Stall in l turn,low alt.

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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