# NTSB FTW74FPD41: Cessna 150, N51023, Fort Worth, TX, April 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1974
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPD41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD41

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1007   74/4/9    FORT WORTH,TEX      GOODYEAR FG-1D      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N9964Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  42, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- VINTAGE ACFT AFFILIATED WITH CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE.COMPLETE S CLEARING TURNS NOT MADE DURING TAXI
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1007   74/4/9    FORT WORTH,TEX      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 137
        TIME - 1430                    N51023              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT OF CORSAIR FAILED TO SEE CESSNA IN RUNUP.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N51023](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51023-2022-10-01), registration cancelled 2022-10-01, S/N 15069713, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Meacham Field

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9964Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9964Z), registered now, S/N 92468, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOODYEAR FG-1D
- Registry model: [Goodyear FG1D](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-fg1d) (registry code 3870512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Meacham Field

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740409009752A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740409009752A), Apr 9, 1974: Cessna 150J, Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Plt of corsair failed to see Cessna in runup.
- [Accident 19740409009751A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740409009751A), Apr 9, 1974: Amtr 3870541, Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Vintage acft affiliated with confederate air force. Complete s clearing turns not made during taxi

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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