# NTSB FTW67F0014: Cessna 150, N8696S, Port Aransas, TX, June 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1966
- Place: Port Aransas, TX · PORT ARANSAS, TX
- Location: 27.8209° N, 97.0892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Aransas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8209&lon=-97.0892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1357  66/6/12    PORT ARANSAS TEX    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1325                    N8696S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSTANG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING SPOT LANDING NEAR END OF RUNWAY AFTER 3 HRS SOLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8696S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8696S), registered now, S/N 15061996 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mustang Beach

## Other investigations on N8696S (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 FTW68F0270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0270), Oct 13, 1967: Cessna 150F (N8696S), Alvin, 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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