# NTSB FTW74FPD34: Cessna 150L, N18216, Sanger, TX, February 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1974
- Place: Sanger, TX · SANGER, TX
- Location: 33.3796° N, 97.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3796&lon=-97.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0253   74/2/3    SANGER,TEX          CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N18216              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FORT WORTH,TEX              RETURN                       DENTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT FLYING LOW & SLOW. PLT DIED 2/9/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18216](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18216-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 15073870 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740203002919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740203002919A), Feb 3, 1974: Cessna 150L, Sanger, TX, Destroyed. OBS saw acft flying low & slow. Plt died 2/9/74.

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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