# NTSB FTW76DPA18: Cessna 150, N5787G, Dallas, TX, February 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1976
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0236  76/2/26    DALLAS,TX           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1008                    N5787G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDBIRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANO,TX                    DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HIT LT POLE IN PARKING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5787G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redbird

## 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 19760226003559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760226003559A), Feb 26, 1976: Cessna 150K, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Hit lt pole in parking area.

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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