Cessna 150H accident near Saginaw, Texas, January 24, 1982
On January 24, 1982, a Cessna 150H, registered N7219S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Saginaw, Texas (Oliver Farms airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 24, 1982
- Place
- Saginaw, Texas · Oliver Farms
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H · all 150Hs on the register
- Registration
- N7219S · registry record · serial 15067919
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION AT LIFT-OFF. REPORTEDLY, THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DID NOT RESPOND PROPERLY WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT RETURNED FOR LANDING AND HELD THE NOSE GEAR OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A FENCE, AND OVERTURNED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CLAMP BOLT THAT SECURES THE LOWER END OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT TO THE NOSE GEAR WAS MISSING. THE BOLT HOLE WAS UNDAMAGED AND THE BOLT WAS NOT FOUND. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE BOLT WAS SHEARED DURING THE CRASH.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 2,070 hours in all; 270 in this make and model; 29 in the last 90 days; 2,070 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,801 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 51 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: O4TX Saginaw TX at 6:05 pm
- Destination: O4TX Saginaw TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 2,400 ft by 300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 147°F (64°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW82FPD08.