# NTSB FTW78DPD05: Cessna 150H, N7037S, Dublin, TX, November 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1977
- Place: Dublin, TX · DUBLIN, TX
- Location: 32.0878° N, 98.3389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dublin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0878&lon=-98.3389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DPD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3513  77/11/20   DUBLIN,TX           CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 169
        TIME - 1600                    N7037S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBLIN,TX                   DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SELECTED 10DEG FLAPS AFTER TKOF,RELEASED SELECTOR,FLAPS CONT TO FULL DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7037S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7037S-2013-08-29), registration cancelled 2013-08-29, S/N 15067737, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: 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 19771120036949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771120036949A), Nov 20, 1977: Cessna 150H, Dublin, TX, Substantial damage. Selected 10DEG flaps after tkof,released selector,flaps cont to full down.

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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