# NTSB FTW79DA110: Cessna 150, N10932, Houston, TX, September 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1979
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DA110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA110

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2880  79/9/25    HOUSTON,TX          CESSNA 150          CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 770
        TIME - 1025                    N10932              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PILOT ON CONTROLS UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10932](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10932-2011-07-19), registration cancelled 2011-07-19, S/N 15075146, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: 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 19790925033949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925033949A), Sep 25, 1979: Cessna 150, Houston, TX, Destroyed. Pipeline pilot performed vertical banks at an altitude of 100 to 200 feet. Aircraft stalled. Impacted vertically.

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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