# NTSB FTW81FRG62: Cesswa 150, N3699V, Pleasanton, TX, September 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1981
- Place: Pleasanton, TX · PLEASANTON, TX
- Location: 28.9640° N, 98.4960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pleasanton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9640&lon=-98.4960&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRG62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1956   81/9/1    PLEASANTON,TX       CESSWA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 101
        TIME - 1500                    N3699V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLEASANTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KINGSVILLE,TX               LLANO,TX                     ALICE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENCTRD SVR ENG VIB & LOSS OF ENG RPM.FOUND ENG MOUNTS,PROP,WINGS & FUSELAGE DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3699V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3699V-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 15076593, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSWA 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: Pleasanton

## 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 19810901053909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901053909A), Sep 1, 1981: Cessna 150M, Pleasonton, TX, Substantial damage. Reported engine problem tried to land on airport downwind by diving airplane. Overshot runway at high speed.

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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