# NTSB FTW75DPA28: Cessna 150, N5758E, Sulphur Spring, TX, May 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Sulphur Spring, TX · SULPHUR SPRING, TX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1436  75/5/18    SULPHUR SPRING,TX   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 298
        TIME - 0945                    N5758E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SULPHUR SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHARTON,TX                  SULPHUR SPRING,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5758E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5758E), registered now, S/N 17258 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sulphur Springs

## 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 19750518012589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518012589A), May 18, 1975: Cessna 150, Sulphur Spring, TX, Substantial damage

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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