# Accident 20001026023879A: Cessna 150L, Rockport, TX, October 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2000, 15:15 local time
- Place: Rockport, TX
- Airport: Aransas County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0400° N, 97.0499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0400&lon=-97.0499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6968G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6968G-2003-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 38 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001026023879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) CASE NO:FTW01FA014 ATTACHMENT (.4) AIRPORT PERSONNEL HEARD THE STUDENT PILOT OF THE SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE DECLARE 'MAYDAY' AND INDICATE THAT HIS ENGINE WAS 'OUT.' THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN 2-FOOT-DEEP WATER 9 MILES FROM THE PILOT'S DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ALL OF THE WRECKAGE WAS SUBMERGED OR PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN SALT WATER. THE WRECKAGE PATH MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 275 FEET IN LENGTH. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE WATER IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW01FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA014), Oct 26, 2000: Cessna 150L (N6968G), Rockport, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane during the ensuing forced landing.

## Other reports on N6968G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930902047739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902047739I), Sep 2, 1993: Cessna 150L (N6968G), San Benito, TX. Rough engine on base leg. Forced landing in field. Found NR1 cylinder was low on compression.
- [Incident 19900630032179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900630032179I), Jun 30, 1990: Cessna 150L (N6968G), Battle Mountain, NV, Minor damage. Pilot became lost on a crosscountry flight. Exhausted his fuel supply and made an emergency landing on a road.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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