# NTSB FTW75AF059: Cessna 150H, N6668S, Kermit, TX, March 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1975
- Place: Kermit, TX · KERMIT, TX
- Location: 31.8539° N, 103.0924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kermit, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8539&lon=-103.0924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0392  75/3/20    KERMIT,TX           CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 600
        TIME - 1430                    N6668S              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOBBS,NM                    MIDLAND,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      87
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CIRCLING OIL LEAK ABT 200FT.PLTS 1ST PATROL FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6668S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6668S-1975-05-16), registration cancelled 1975-05-16, S/N 15067468 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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 19750320007069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750320007069A), Mar 20, 1975: Cessna 150H, Kermit, TX, Destroyed. Circling oil leak abt 200FT.plts 1st patrol flt.

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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