# NTSB FTW77FPA06: Cessna 150L, N18027, Powderly, TX, March 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1977
- Place: Powderly, TX · POWDERLY, TX
- Location: 33.8090° N, 95.4990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powderly, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8090&lon=-95.4990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA06

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1091   77/3/6    POWDERLY,TX         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1705                    N18027              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 59, 1751 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            211 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POWERLY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POWDERLY,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18027](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18027-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 15073743, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Powerly

## 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 19770306011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770306011259A), Mar 6, 1977: Cessna 150L, Powderly, TX, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N18027 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA74DKG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG80), May 24, 1974: Cessna 150 (N18027), Cedartown, GA, 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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