# NTSB FTW76DRJ02: Cessna 150, N6963F, Lake O' Pines, TX, August 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1975
- Place: Lake O' Pines, TX · LAKE O' PINES, TX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2623   75/8/2    LAKE O' PINES,TX    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 177
        TIME - 1220                    N6963F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONGVIEW,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- MISTOOK MIXT CTL FOR CARB HEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6963F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6963F-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N 15063563 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750802028939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802028939A), Aug 2, 1975: Cessna 150F, Lake O' Pines, TX, Substantial damage. Mistook mixt ctl for carb heat.

## Other investigations on N6963F (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 FTW76FPG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG73), Jul 4, 1976: Cessna 150 (N6963F), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71DRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG03), Jul 8, 1970: Cessna 150 (N6963F), Poteet, TX, 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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