# NTSB FTW74DRG09: Cessna 150J, N60655, San Marcos, TX, August 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1973
- Place: San Marcos, TX · SAN MARCOS, TX
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2047   73/8/6    SAN MARCOS,TEX      CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N60655              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN MARCOS,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- BAIL OF HAY IN PROXIMITY OF ACTIVE RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60655](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60655-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 15070481, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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
- Airport: Lowman

## 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 19730806024549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730806024549A), Aug 6, 1973: Cessna A150K, San Marcos, TX, Substantial damage. Bail of hay in proximity of active runway.

## Other investigations on N60655 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW83FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA302), Jun 29, 1983: Cessna 150J (N60655), El Campo, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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