# NTSB FTW76FRJ12: Cessna 150F, N7116F, Oil City, LA, November 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1975
- Place: Oil City, LA · OIL CITY, LA
- Location: 32.7458° N, 93.9751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oil City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7458&lon=-93.9751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ12

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3391  75/11/18 NR.OIL CITY,LA        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N7116F              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 58, 29453 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 8500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT TALL TREES NEAR PIPE LINE LEAK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7116F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7116F-1976-05-26), registration cancelled 1976-05-26, S/N 15063716 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- 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 19751118036829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751118036829A), Nov 18, 1975: Cessna 150F, Oil City, LA, Substantial damage. Acft hit tall trees near pipe line leak.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.