# NTSB FTW77DRG69: Cessna 150, N66401, Tow, TX, September 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Tow, TX · TOW, TX
- Location: 30.8877° N, 98.4641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tow, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8877&lon=-98.4641&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2204  77/9/10    TOW,TX              CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N66401              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 54, 5575 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2852 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOW,TX                      BURNET,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66401](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66401-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 15076024 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19770910027309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910027309A), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna 150M, Tow, 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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