# NTSB FTW75FPD02: Cessna 150F, N8653S, Springtown, TX, July 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1974
- Place: Springtown, TX · SPRINGTOWN, TX
- Location: 32.9693° N, 97.6804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springtown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9693&lon=-97.6804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2171  74/7/25    SPRINGTOWN,TEX      CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 35,
        TIME - 1600                    N8653S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  70 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEZER AIR RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGTOWN,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT CERT EXPIRED 1972
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8653S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8653S-1992-03-19), registration cancelled 1992-03-19, S/N 15061953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kezer Air 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 19740725023679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740725023679A), Jul 25, 1974: Cessna 150F, Springtown, TX, Substantial damage. Student plt cert expired 1972

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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