# NTSB FTW76FPD48: Cessna 150, N18021, Pottsville, TX, June 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1976
- Place: Pottsville, TX · POTTSVILLE, TX
- Location: 31.6732° N, 98.3256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6732&lon=-98.3256&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1746  76/6/26    POTTSVILLE,TX       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1930                    N18021              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
          POTTSVILLE,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT ROOM FOR TKOF FRM PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18021](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18021), registered now, S/N 15073737 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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

## 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 19760626019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626019069A), Jun 26, 1976: Cessna 150L, Pottsville, TX, Substantial damage. Insufficient room for tkof frm pasture.

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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