# NTSB FTW78FPJ35: Cessna 150, N3955U, Lawton, OK, August 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1978
- Place: Lawton, OK · LAWTON, OK
- Location: 34.6087° N, 98.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6087&lon=-98.3903&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 October 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2549   78/8/3    LAWTON,OK           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2200                    N3955U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 34, 2780 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            320 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLTOP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWTON,OK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WIND SOCK POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3955U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3955U-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 15016355, built 1965 (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: Hilltop

## 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 19780803029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803029689A), Aug 3, 1978: Cessna 150E, Lawton, OK, Destroyed. Collided with wind sock pole.

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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