# NTSB FTW67F0276: Cessna 150, N8724G, Portland, TX, October 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1966
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0276
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0276

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3160  66/10/16   PORTLAND TEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N8724G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT,S
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK PICKUP TRUCK PROCEEDING ON HIGHWAY NEAR END OF RUNWAY.NO WARNING SIGNS AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8724G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8724G-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 15062824, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Hunt,S

## Other investigations on N8724G (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 FTW73FRG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG40), Dec 28, 1972: Cessna 150 (N8724G), Rockport, 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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