# NTSB FTW79FPA07: Cessna 150G, N3004S, Dallas, TX, January 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1979
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0044   79/1/9    DALLAS,TX           CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 125
        TIME - 2002                    N3004S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHILOH,TX                   DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED PULLED CARB HEAT ON,FOUND IN OFF POSITION,MIXTURE CONTROL IN IDLE CUT-OFF POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3004S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3004S-2011-07-22), registration cancelled 2011-07-22, S/N 15066904, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Love

## 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 19790109000539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790109000539A), Jan 9, 1979: Cessna 150G, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot said he applied carb heat. Mixture control was found in the idle cut off position and bent.

## Other investigations on N3004S (1)

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 FTW71DPD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPD18), Sep 13, 1970: Cessna 150G (N3004S), Fort Worth, 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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