# NTSB FTW74DQG38: Cessna 150, N1450Q, Umbarger, TX, January 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1974
- Place: Umbarger, TX · UMBARGER, TX
- Location: 34.9564° N, 102.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Umbarger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9564&lon=-102.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DQG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0039  74/1/13    UMBARGER,TEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N1450Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 1084 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HASCHER FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UMBARGER,TEX                AMARILLO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- COW CHARGED ACFT ABT LIFT OFF. HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN HERDED AWAY FROM STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1450Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hascher Farm

## 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 19740113000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740113000989A), Jan 13, 1974: Cessna 150L, Umbarger, TX, Substantial damage. Cow charged acft abt lift off. Had previously been herded away from strip.

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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