# NTSB FTW79DQG11: Cessna 150, N5573G, Ackerly, TX, December 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1978
- Place: Ackerly, TX · ACKERLY, TX
- Location: 32.5251° N, 101.7158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ackerly, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5251&lon=-101.7158&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DQG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3590  78/12/19   ACKERLY,TX          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N5573G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLEMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWEETWATER,TX               ACKERLY,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       17
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SOFT PLOWED GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5573G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5573G-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 15071073, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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
- Airport: Coleman

## 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 19781219039409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219039409A), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna A150K, Ackerly, TX, Substantial damage. Soft plowed ground.

## Other investigations on N5573G (3)

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.

- [NTSB FTW85LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA338), Aug 28, 1985: Cessna 150J (N5573G), Crystal Beach, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG23), Mar 26, 1979: Cessna 150 (N5573G), Sonora, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73FPD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPD22), Mar 6, 1973: Cessna 150 (N5573G), Keller, 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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