# NTSB FTW76DQD12: Cessna 150, N2816S, Coyanosa, TX, February 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1976
- Place: Coyanosa, TX · COYANOSA, TX
- Location: 31.2410° N, 103.0648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coyanosa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2410&lon=-103.0648&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0198  76/2/10    COYANOSA,TX         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 640
        TIME - 1730                    N2816S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 351 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COYANOSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COYANOSA,TX                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- OBS VEHICLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2816S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816S-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 15066716, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Coyanosa

## 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 19760210001519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760210001519A), Feb 10, 1976: Cessna 150G, Coyanosa, TX, Substantial damage. OBS vehicles.

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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