# NTSB FTW68F0592: Cessna 150H, N22289, Somerville, TX, May 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1968
- Place: Somerville, TX · SOMERVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.3454° N, 96.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3454&lon=-96.5309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0592
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0592

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1255  68/5/19    SOMERVILLE,TEX      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N22289              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- NO.1 AND 2 CONNECTING RODS FAILED. OIL CAP FOUND LOOSE,REASON UNDETERMINED.FENCE CAUGHT NOSE GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22289](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22289-1970-12-14), registration cancelled 1970-12-14, S/N 15068195 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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