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Accidents · NTSB FTW84LA281 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 150G accident near Ennis, Texas, June 22, 1984

On June 22, 1984, a Cessna 150G, registered N2204J, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ennis, Texas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
June 22, 1984 · cases in 1984
Place
Ennis, Texas · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Cessna 150G · all 150Gs on the register
Registration
N2204J · registry record · serial 15065404
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

AFTER THE PLT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENG WHILE DOING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS HE EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LDG. UPON ROLLOUT THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN A DITCH & CAME TO REST INVERTED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

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: 290 hours in all; 58 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 290 as pilot in command
  • Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: left

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: annual inspection, November 8, 1983; 12 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
  • Seats: 2
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Departed from: F25 Waxahachie TX
  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 0

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Visibility: 20 statute miles
  • Sky: clear
  • Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1
Passengers1

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Other NTSB records under N2204J the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

1991-04-03FTW91LA059 · accident near Decatur, TX · substantial damage · minor injuries

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