# NTSB FTW76DRG40: Cessna 150, N6080G, Kingsland, TX, February 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1976
- Place: Kingsland, TX · KINGSLAND, TX
- Location: 30.6661° N, 98.4540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6661&lon=-98.4540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0201  76/2/14    KINGSLAND,TX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 118
        TIME - 1730                    N6080G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNRISE BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TX              KINGSLAND,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TREES BESIDE RWY. GUSTING TO 23K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6080G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6080G-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N 15071580 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunrise Beach

## 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 19760214002889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760214002889A), Feb 14, 1976: Cessna 150K, Kingsland, TX, Substantial damage. Trees beside rwy. Gusting to 23K.

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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