FTW74DPD35

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150J · Fort Worth, TX · February 17, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 17, 1974
Place
Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N60926Cessna 150J
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740217003279A
Case key
187136

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0156  74/2/17    FORT WORTH,TEX      CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1640                    N60926              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 50, 6173 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            498 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT NOSE GR HIT BURIED CURBING AND COLLAPSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N60926
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Russell Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.