# NTSB FTW66D0349: Cessna 150, N5678E, Portland, TX, September 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1965
- Place: Portland, TX · PORTLAND, TX
- Location: 27.8890° N, 97.3316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8890&lon=-97.3316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0349
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0349

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3009  65/9/14    PORTLAND TEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N5678E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5678E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5678E), registered now, S/N 17178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hunt

## Other investigations on N5678E (2)

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 LAX82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA097), Mar 6, 1982: Cessna 150 (N5678E), Half Moon Bay, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69D0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0283), Oct 6, 1968: Cessna 150 (N5678E), Aransas Pass, TX, substantial damage

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.

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