# NTSB FTW82FPD15: Cessna 150H, N6538S, Wichita Falls, TX, July 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: July 10, 1982, 15:29 local (20:29 UTC)
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Coordinates: 33.849761, -98.539855 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8498&lon=-98.5399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FPD15
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73044/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD15

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
  - terrain condition - none suitable (cause)
  - proper altitude - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO BECOME AIRBORNE IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FT OF GROUND RUN, GAIN NO MORE THAN 200 FT OF ALTITUDE, MAKE A WIDE LEFT TURN TO DOWNWIND, STALL & SPIN. THE HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE FLT. THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 1/2 MI WEST OF THE LIFT-OFF POINT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. ALL WITNESSES STATEDTHAT THE ENG DID NOT SEEM TO BE DEVELOPING FULL POWER. NO ENG MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6538S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6538S-1984-07-12), registration cancelled 1984-07-12, S/N 15067338 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15067358
- Airframe hours: 467
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jerry A. Forcher
- Registered owner: Jerry A. Forcher
- Departed: WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Destination: WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo Downtown, runway 35, 3,800 × 100 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,331 total, 25 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 198 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820710026429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820710026429A), Jul 10, 1982: Cessna 150H, Wichita Falls, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After takeoff aircraft failed to gain altitude, stalled and spun into ground on downwind leg.

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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