# NTSB FTW77FPD39: Cessna 150, N6240T, Springtown, TX, September 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1977
- Place: Springtown, TX · SPRINGTOWN, TX
- Location: 32.9693° N, 97.6804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springtown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9693&lon=-97.6804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2881  77/9/12  NR.SPRINGTOWN,TX      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 50, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1723                    N6240T              PX-  0  1  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEZER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SPRINGTOWN,TX                ARTESIA,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PAX FIRST AIRPLANE RIDE,APPREHENSIVE ABOUT RIDING IN A SMALL PLANE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6240T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6240T-1977-11-18), registration cancelled 1977-11-18, S/N 15060940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kezer

## 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 19770912030779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770912030779A), Sep 12, 1977: Cessna 150E, Springtown, TX, Destroyed. Pax first airplane ride,apprehensive about riding in a small plane.

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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