Cessna 150G accident near Freer, Texas, September 6, 1983
On September 6, 1983 at about 3:30 am local time, a Cessna 150G, registered N3374J, was substantially damaged in an accident near Freer, Texas (Duval-Freer airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 6, 1983 · about 3:30 am local time
- Place
- Freer, Texas · Duval-Freer · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G · all 150Gs on the register
- Registration
- N3374J · no longer on the register · serial 15066074
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
REPORTEDLY, THE NON-RATED PLT ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF POWER AFTER THE FUEL EXHAUSTED NEAR THE DESTINATION ARPT. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT NIGHT ON UMIMPROVED TERRAIN APRX 1 MI FROM THE ARPT. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, THE ACFT BOUNCED, THE RIGHT WING DUG INTO THE GROUND, THEN THE PLANE SWERVED 45 DEG & COLLIDED WITH MESQUITE TREES.
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
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,131 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 22, 1982; 35 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: T19 Freer TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13, 3,690 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.