# NTSB FTW78DPD40: Cessna 150, N1460Q, Frisco, TX, September 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Frisco, TX · FRISCO, TX
- Location: 33.1507° N, 96.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frisco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1507&lon=-96.8236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DPD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3517  77/9/18  NR.FRISCO,TX          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 467
        TIME - 1215                    N1460Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT SPOTTING UNDERWATER TREE STUMPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1460Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1460Q-1978-01-24), registration cancelled 1978-01-24, S/N 150-72760 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770918036359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918036359A), Sep 18, 1977: Cessna 150L, Frisco, TX, Destroyed. Plt spotting underwater tree stumps.

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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