# NTSB FTW75DRG06: Cessna 150L, N10940, Melvin, TX, July 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1975
- Place: Melvin, TX · MELVIN, TX
- Location: 31.1992° N, 99.5813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melvin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1992&lon=-99.5813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1624  75/7/21    MELVIN,TX           CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N10940              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BRADY,TX                    AUSTIN,TX                    MELVIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- LND AT PARENTS RANCH DRG SOLO X-C. 2-3FT WEEDS IN FLD. UN CLR WIRES ON TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10940](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10940), registered now, S/N 15075152, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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

## 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 19750721019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750721019069A), Jul 21, 1975: Cessna 150L, Melvin, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd at parents ranch drg solo x-c. 2-3FT weeds in fld. Un clr wires on tkof.

## Other investigations on N10940 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX75FUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ04), Jul 7, 1974: Cessna 150 (N10940), Page, AZ, 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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