# NTSB FTW79DRG17: Cessna 150, N704UR, Brady, TX, February 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1979
- Place: Brady, TX · BRADY, TX
- Location: 31.1154° N, 99.3459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brady, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1154&lon=-99.3459&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0033   79/2/9    BRADY,TX            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N704UR              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CURTIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KILLEEN,TX                  SAN ANGELO,TX                BRADY,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- TRUCK DROVE ONTO TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704UR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704UR), registered now, S/N 15078889, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Curtis Field

## 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 19790209002599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790209002599A), Feb 9, 1979: Cessna 150, Brady, TX, Substantial damage. While taxiing on taxiway, the aircraft was struck by a truck. No fence is installed to keep vehicles off airport.

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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