# NTSB FTW70D0243: Rearwin 175, N34834, Portland, TX, September 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1969
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0243

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4027  69/9/19    PORTLAND,TEX        REARWIN 175         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 111
        TIME - 1230                    N34834              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKPORT,TEX                CORPUS CHRISTI,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           78                                                       60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED TO R,LANDED IN PLOWED AREA ALONGSIDE 35FT WIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34834](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34834-1982-03-31), registration cancelled 1982-03-31, S/N 1560, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REARWIN 175
- Registry model: [Rearwin 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/rearwin-175) (registry code 2370402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hunt

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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