# NTSB FTW77FA069: Cessna 150L, N15EB, Fort Worth, TX, August 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1977
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1709  77/8/17    FORT WORTH,TX       CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1202                    N15EB               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- THIRD SOLD.CLIMBOUT WITH FULL FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15EB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15EB-1977-10-26), registration cancelled 1977-10-26, S/N 15075413, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Meacham Field

## 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 19770817026849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770817026849A), Aug 17, 1977: Cessna 150L, Fort Worth, TX, Destroyed. Third sold. Climbout with full flaps.

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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