# NTSB FTW76FRA50: Cessna 150, N3801V, Huffman, TX, July 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1976
- Place: Huffman, TX · HUFFMAN, TX
- Location: 30.0272° N, 95.0858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huffman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0272&lon=-95.0858&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 July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1617   76/7/4    HUFFMAN,TX          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N3801V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   BAYTOWN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- HAD PRIOR PRECAUTIONARY LDG. THICK 2 FT GRASS,DIRT MOUNDS & HOLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3801V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3801V-2011-08-08), registration cancelled 2011-08-08, S/N 15076626, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19760704018439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760704018439A), Jul 4, 1976: Cessna 150M, Huffman, TX, Substantial damage. Had prior precautionary ldg. Thick 2 ft grass,dirt mounds & holes.

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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