# NTSB FTW75FRJ27: Cessna 150, N5846G, Rusk, TX, March 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1975
- Place: Rusk, TX · RUSK, TX
- Location: 31.7978° N, 95.1488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rusk, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7978&lon=-95.1488&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0857  75/3/31    RUSK,TX             CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2240
        TIME - 1530                    N5846G              PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 840 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT ARTHUR,TX              GLADEWATER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5846G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5846G-1975-05-28), registration cancelled 1975-05-28, S/N 15071346 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750331008289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750331008289A), Mar 31, 1975: Cessna 150K, Rusk, TX, Destroyed

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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