# NTSB FTW78FPA19: Cessna 15OM, N714LU, Rice, TX, April 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1978
- Place: Rice, TX · RICE, TX
- Location: 32.2375° N, 96.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rice, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2375&lon=-96.4956&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142163
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0662  78/4/17    RICE,TX             CESSNA 15OM         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 272
        TIME - 1850                    N714LU              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORSICANA,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714LU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714LU-1980-09-22), registration cancelled 1980-09-22, S/N 15079265 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 15OM
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19780417007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417007819A), Apr 17, 1978: Cessna A150K, Rice,Tx, TX, 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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