# NTSB FTW77FA001: Cessna 150H, N22300, Claude, TX, October 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1976
- Place: Claude, TX · CLAUDE, TX
- Location: 35.1074° N, 101.3629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Claude, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1074&lon=-101.3629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3761   76/10/3 NR.CLAUDE,TX          CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 733
        TIME - 1745                    N22300              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CLAUDE,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- CARBON MONOXIDE LEVEL 26 PERCENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22300](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22300-1977-07-06), registration cancelled 1977-07-06, S/N 15068201 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hunt Farm Strip

## 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 19761003037639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761003037639A), Oct 3, 1976: Cessna 150H, Claude, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Carbon monoxide level 26 percent

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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