# NTSB FTW75DRJ21: Cessna 150, N18607, Nacogdoches, TX, December 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1974
- Place: Nacogdoches, TX · NACOGDOCHES, TX
- Location: 31.6124° N, 94.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nacogdoches, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6124&lon=-94.6520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3835  74/12/18 NR.NACOGDOCHES,TEX    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 449
        TIME - 1140                    N18607              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 344 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NACOGDOCHES,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL QUICK DRAIN VALUE FAILED.LOST ALL OIL OVRBOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18607](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18607-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 15073982, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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 19741218040349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741218040349A), Dec 18, 1974: Cessna 150L, Nacogdoches, TX, Substantial damage. Oil quick drain value failed. Lost all oil ovrboard.

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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