# NTSB FTW80FQG13: Cessna 150, N9141U, Childress, TX, April 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1980
- Place: Childress, TX · CHILDRESS, TX
- Location: 34.4355° N, 100.2824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Childress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4355&lon=-100.2824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FQG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0592   80/4/9    CHILDRESS,TX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 121
        TIME - 1500                    N9141U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHILDRESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TULSA,OK                    RETURN                       CHILDRESS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9141U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9141U-2011-10-06), registration cancelled 2011-10-06, S/N 15078092, 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: Childress

## 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 19800409019529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800409019529A), Apr 9, 1980: Cessna 150M, Childress, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Veered off runway into plowed field. Airplane nosed over.

## Other investigations on N9141U (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 FTW78DPM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPM02), Dec 22, 1977: Cessna 150 (N9141U), Claremore, OK, 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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