# NTSB FTW66F0459: Cessna 150B, N7289X, Longview, TX, December 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1965
- Place: Longview, TX · LONGVIEW, TX
- Location: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5007&lon=-94.7405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0459
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0459

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3622  65/12/14   LONGVIEW TEX        CESSNA 150B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N7289X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREGG COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING ON LIGHTED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7289X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7289X-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 15059389, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (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: Gregg County

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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