FTW76DPA20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Sherman, TX · March 21, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1976
Place
Sherman, TX · SHERMAN, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N18533Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760321009709A
Case key
153353

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0962  76/3/21    SHERMAN,TX          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 347
        TIME - 2020                    N18533              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERMAN,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT STATED RWY LTS INADVERTENTLY TURNED OFF. SAW TREES IN LDG LTS & PULLED UP TO AVOID.

Aircraft

Registration
N18533
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Butler

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.