# NTSB NYC69F0090: Cessna 150, N8602S, Portland, ME, July 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1968
- Place: Portland, ME · PORTLAND, ME
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2462  68/7/26    PORTLAND,ME         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 22,
        TIME - 0910                    N8602S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      20 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT TOOK OFF IN WRONG DIRECTION FROM RNWY INTERSECTION. INSUFFICIENT RNWY AVAIL.RT QUART T/W 11K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8602S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8602S-1974-08-16), registration cancelled 1974-08-16, S/N 15061902 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portland

## Other investigations on N8602S (1)

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 NYC66F0243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0243), Sep 5, 1965: Cessna 150 (N8602S), Weston, WV, 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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