# NTSB FTW74DPA13: Cessna 150L, N5302Q, Poynor, TX, November 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1973
- Place: Poynor, TX · POYNOR, TX
- Location: 32.0793° N, 95.5924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poynor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0793&lon=-95.5924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DPA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3688  73/11/30   POYNOR,TEX          CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 351
        TIME - 1220                    N5302Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHENS,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DROPPING FEED TO DEER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5302Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5302Q-2006-10-05), registration cancelled 2006-10-05, S/N 15073202, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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

## 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 19731130038759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731130038759A), Nov 30, 1973: Cessna 150L, Poynor, TX, Substantial damage. Dropping feed to deer.

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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