# NTSB FTW76AF026: Cessna 150, N8811S, Monahans, TX, October 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1975
- Place: Monahans, TX · MONAHANS, TX
- Location: 31.6726° N, 103.0838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monahans, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6726&lon=-103.0838&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2817   75/10/3   MONAHANS,TX         CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0850                    N8811S              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 30, 1150 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1135 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ODESSA,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PIPELINE LEAK NR POINT OF IMPACT. LOST CTL IN LOW STEEP TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8811S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8811S-1975-11-14), registration cancelled 1975-11-14, S/N 15062111 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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 19751003031919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751003031919A), Oct 3, 1975: Cessna 150F, Monahans, TX, Destroyed. Pipeline leak nr point of impact. Lost ctl in low steep turn.

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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