# NTSB FTW66D0448: Cessna 150, N5911T, Houston, TX, December 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1965
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0448
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0448

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3548   65/12/8   HOUSTON TEX         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1620                    N5911T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - H&H RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SOFT SPOT ON TAXIWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5911T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5911T-2013-07-15), registration cancelled 2013-07-15, S/N 15060611, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: H&H Ranch

## Other investigations on N5911T (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 DEN77DQA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA47), Aug 2, 1977: Cessna 150 (N5911T), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0526), Mar 29, 1967: Cessna 150C (N5911T), La Porte, 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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