Cessna 150 N8738G
11 September 1970 · Plainview, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 September 1970 at about 09:17 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N8738G, operated by Miller Flying, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Plainview, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board. In all, 3 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plainview, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hale County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N8738G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Miller Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1547
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
N8738G BELIEVED TO HAVE ENTERED PATTERN ON LONG DOWNWIND LEG. N6577Q ON X-WIND LEG BEFORE ACDNT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 1970 | Cessna 150 | Novato, California, United States | Spectrum Air, I | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1970 | Cessna 150 | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1970 | Cessna 150 | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1970 | Cessna 150 | Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States | South Shore FL | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Atchison, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1970 | Cessna 150 | Sussex, New Jersey, United States | Lakeland Flyin | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |