# NTSB FTW76DPG54: Cessna 150, N6049G, Bay, AR, May 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1976
- Place: Bay, AR · BAY, AR
- Location: 35.7461° N, 90.5521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7461&lon=-90.5521&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1008  76/5/18    BAY,AR              CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N6049G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIGHEAD FLYING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAY,AR                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- DRIFTED R INTO PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6049G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6049G-2003-04-29), registration cancelled 2003-04-29, S/N 15071549, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Craighead Flying

## 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 19760518011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760518011799A), May 18, 1976: Cessna 150K, Bay, AR, Substantial damage. Drifted r into plowed fld.

## Other investigations on N6049G (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW83FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA078), Jan 8, 1983: Cessna 150K (N6049G), Romayor, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC72FID22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FID22), Mar 18, 1972: Cessna 150K (N6049G), Hopewell, VA, substantial damage

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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