# NTSB FTW69F0002: Cessna 150, N6340S, League City, TX, May 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1968
- Place: League City, TX · LEAGUE CITY, TX
- Location: 29.5075° N, 95.0949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of League City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5075&lon=-95.0949&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1547  68/5/17    LEAGUE CITY,TEX     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N6340S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPACELAND AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - SQUALL LINE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           85                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FAILED TO RETURN TO ARPT AHEAD OF VISIBLE STORM. WINDS 16K,GUSTS 30K,LIFTED ACFT.WX BRIEFED BY IP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6340S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6340S-1972-05-19), registration cancelled 1972-05-19, S/N 15067140 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spaceland Airpark

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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