# NTSB FTW75DRA04: Cessna 150, N60747, Rockdale, TX, July 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1974
- Place: Rockdale, TX · ROCKDALE, TX
- Location: 30.6557° N, 97.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockdale, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6557&lon=-97.0085&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2450  74/7/19    ROCKDALE,TEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N60747              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRYAN,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- STU PLT NOT CLEARED FOR FLT OUT OF LOCAL AREA,WAS LOST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60747 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rockdale

## 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 19740719025679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740719025679A), Jul 19, 1974: Cessna 150J, Rockdale, TX, Substantial damage. Stu plt not cleared for flt out of local area,was lost.

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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