# NTSB FTW75FPA17: Cessna 150D, N6048T, Waco, TX, February 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1975
- Place: Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0277   75/2/8  NR.WACO,TX            CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 261
        TIME - 1330                    N6048T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING HART RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WACO,TX                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INJ PLT DOES NOT REMEMBER ACCDT.NO CAUSE FOUND FOR ENG FAILURE.CRASHED IN FLOODED PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6048T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6048T-1976-05-26), registration cancelled 1976-05-26, S/N 15060748 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Hart Ranch

## 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 19750208002899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750208002899A), Feb 8, 1975: Cessna 150D, Waco, TX, Substantial damage. Inj plt does not remember accdt. No cause found for eng failure. Crashed in flooded pasture.

## Other investigations on N6048T (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 FTW66F0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0110), Jun 22, 1965: Cessna 150 (N6048T), Houston, 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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