# NTSB FTW74DRG93: Cessna 150L, N19557, Beeville, TX, June 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1974
- Place: Beeville, TX · BEEVILLE, TX
- Location: 28.4052° N, 97.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beeville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4052&lon=-97.7489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRG93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1385   74/6/2    BEEVILLE,TEX        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 0940                    N19557              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEEVILLE,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PRACTICING SIM EMERG LNDG ON GRAVEL ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N19557 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- 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 19740602015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602015589A), Jun 2, 1974: Cessna 150L, Beeville, TX, Substantial damage. Practicing sim emerg lndg on gravel road.

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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