# NTSB FTW69D0283: Cessna 150, N5678E, Aransas Pass, TX, October 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1968
- Place: Aransas Pass, TX · ARANSAS PASS, TX
- Location: 27.8931° N, 97.1210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aransas Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8931&lon=-97.1210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0283
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0283

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3690   68/10/6   ARANSAS PASS,TEX    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N5678E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSTANG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5678E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5678E), registered now, S/N 17178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mustang Beach

## Other investigations on N5678E (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 LAX82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA097), Mar 6, 1982: Cessna 150 (N5678E), Half Moon Bay, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66D0349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0349), Sep 14, 1965: Cessna 150 (N5678E), Portland, 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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