# NTSB FTW79FA079: Cessna 150J, N50727, Wake Village, TX, May 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1979
- Place: Wake Village, TX · WAKE VILLAGE, TX
- Location: 33.4238° N, 94.1270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wake Village, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4238&lon=-94.1270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1150  79/5/15    WAKE VILLAGE,TX     CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 260
        TIME - 1815                    N50727              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,AR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50727](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50727-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 15069511 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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 19790515009829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790515009829A), May 15, 1979: Cessna 150J, Wake Village, TX, Destroyed. Pilot was buzzing friends home,struck trees.

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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