# NTSB FTW82FPA12: Cessna 150, N3971U, Allen, TX, June 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: June 13, 1982, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Allen, TX
- Location: 33.1072° N, 96.6747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1072&lon=-96.6747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FPA12
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69737/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA12

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

A WITNESS ATTENDING A HORSE SHOW OBSERVED THE ACFT FLY OVER THE FIELD AT LOW ALTITUDE IN A SLOW FLT & THAT SOMETHING WRAPPED IN PLASTIC WAS DROPPED FROM THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE APPROACHING A STALL. THE ACFT THEN DISAPPEARED FROM HIS VIEW WHILE DESCENDING IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE OBJECT DROPPED WAS THE SUNDAY MORNING EDITION OF A DALLAS NEWSPAPER. THE PASSENGER WAS A DISTRICT MANAGER OF THE NEWSPAPER. THE PLT DID NOT POSSESS A PLT CERTIFICATE.HE HAD BEEN ISSUED A STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE ON 3/8/79 WHICH EXPIRED 3/31/81.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3971U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3971U-2013-03-25), registration cancelled 2013-03-25, S/N 15061371, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15061371
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Harold L. Phillips
- Registered owner: Harold L. Phillips

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; medical: class 3, invalid medical for flight

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 178 °F

## 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 19820613023749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613023749A), Jun 13, 1982: Cessna 150, Allen, TX, Destroyed. Stalled and spun in while air delivering a newspaper. Overboosted engine failed to respond. Aircraft not licensed.

## Other investigations on N3971U (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 FTW74DRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA26), Feb 2, 1974: Cessna 150E (N3971U), Gilchrist, 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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