# NTSB FTW79FA023: Cessna 150M, N714GN, Baytown, TX, December 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1978
- Place: Baytown, TX · BAYTOWN, TX
- Location: 29.7355° N, 94.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baytown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7355&lon=-94.9774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3935  78/12/12   BAYTOWN,TX          CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1138                    N714GN              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA PORT,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PRACTICING BASICS,SLOW FLT,STALLS,& STEEP TURNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714GN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714GN-1978-12-12), registration cancelled 1978-12-12, S/N 15079166, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- 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: 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 19781212041639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212041639A), Dec 12, 1978: Cessna A150K, Baytown, TX, Destroyed. Practicing basics,slow flt,stalls,& steep turns.

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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