# NTSB FTW74FRA25: Cessna 150L, N6023J, Wharton, TX, February 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1974
- Place: Wharton, TX · WHARTON, TX
- Location: 29.3176° N, 96.1023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wharton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3176&lon=-96.1023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0082   74/2/4    WHARTON,TEX         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N6023J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHARTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHARTON,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- STDNT PLT ON 2ND SOLO FLT. HIT FENCE 450 FT L OF RWY CNTRLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6023J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6023J), registered now, S/N A1500323, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (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: Wharton

## 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 19740204002079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740204002079A), Feb 4, 1974: Cessna A150L, Wharton, TX, Substantial damage. Stdnt plt on 2nd solo flt. Hit fence 450 ft l of rwy cntrline.

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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