# NTSB FTW76FPA13: Cessna 150, N8393J, Rice, TX, December 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1975
- Place: Rice, TX · RICE, TX
- Location: 32.2375° N, 96.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rice, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2375&lon=-96.4956&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3923  75/12/26   RICE,TX             CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N8393J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUPELO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICE,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH FENCE,DITCH.LOW COMP NR 1 CYL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8393J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8393J-1991-03-25), registration cancelled 1991-03-25, S/N 15066293 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tupelo

## 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 19751226040309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751226040309A), Dec 26, 1975: Cessna 150G, Rice, TX, Substantial damage. Acft collided with fence,ditch. Low comp nr 1 cyl

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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