# NTSB FTW76DRA24: Cessna 150, N21978, Addicks, TX, February 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1976
- Place: Addicks, TX · ADDICKS, TX
- Location: 29.7825° N, 95.6424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Addicks, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7825&lon=-95.6424&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 March 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0239  76/2/25    ADDICKS,TX          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N21978              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKESIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADDICKS,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLTS FIRST SOLO. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21978](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21978-1981-05-05), registration cancelled 1981-05-05, S/N 15074584, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lakeside

## 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 19760225003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760225003819A), Feb 25, 1976: Cessna 150L, Addicks, TX, Substantial damage. Plts first solo. No eng malfunction found.

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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