# NTSB FTW76DRG73: Cessna 150, N1690Q, Port Mansfield, TX, July 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Port Mansfield, TX · PORT MANSFIELD, TX
- Location: 26.5694° N, 97.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Mansfield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5694&lon=-97.4423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1734   76/7/3  NR.PORT MANSFIELD,TX  CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 150
        TIME - 1020                    N1690Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PORT MANSFIELD,TX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM SAND BAR. PRIOR LDG DUE LOW FUEL STATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1690Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1690Q), registered now, S/N 15072990, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760703020029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703020029A), Jul 3, 1976: Cessna 150L, Port Mansfield, TX, Substantial damage. Tkof frm sand bar. Prior ldg due low fuel state.

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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