# NTSB FTW80FA065: Cessna 150L, N5408Q, Pottsboro, TX, April 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1980
- Place: Pottsboro, TX · POTTSBORO, TX
- Location: 33.7703° N, 96.6713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottsboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7703&lon=-96.6713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0341  80/4/15  NR.POTTSBORO,TX       CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 350
        TIME - 1812                    N5408Q              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERMAN,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK PWR LINES DURING LOW PASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5408Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5408Q-1997-04-10), registration cancelled 1997-04-10, S/N 15073308 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19800415018629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800415018629A), Apr 15, 1980: Cessna 150L, Pottsboro, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airplane struck wires during low-level sight-seeing flight. Impacted ground. Demolished.

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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