Cessna 150F accident near Hillsboro, Texas, March 1, 2023
On March 1, 2023 at about 12:30 pm local time, a 1966 Cessna 150F, registered N3090X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hillsboro, Texas (Hillsboro Municipal Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
Substantial damage for reasons undetermined based on the available evidence.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 1, 2023 · about 12:30 pm local time
- Place
- Hillsboro, Texas · Hillsboro Municipal Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F, built 1966 · all 150Fs on the register
- Registration
- N3090X · registry record · serial 15064490
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The student pilot reported that during the preflight inspection of his airplane, he discovered substantial damage to the left wing. A follow-on inspection later the same day revealed additional damage to the left main landing gear tire rim. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and found additional damage to the left aileron and left elevator. Abrasion and asphalt marks on the underside of the wing tip and elevator appeared consistent with both having struck the ground. The inspector examined the ramp and runway for debris but found none. The top skin of the left wing near the tip was buckled upward. No other damage with the airplane was found. The student pilot reported that he had last flown the airplane 17 days prior to his intended flight and that when he checked the tie-down chains two days before his intended flight because of an impending storm, everything with the airplane looked okay. He surmised to the FAA inspector that maybe a fuel truck impacted the parked airplane. The damage observed was consistent with the airplane having been operated; however, based on the available information, the damage could not be conclusively associated with a specific ground operation or flight.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Unknown or undetermined during unknown defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Not determined › Not determined › (general) › (general) › Unknown/Not determined
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 93 hours in all; 93 in this make and model; 3 in the last 90 days; 54 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: January 8, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Seat: none
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,017 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 8, 2022
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental 0-200A (piston); 7,017 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16/3, 3,998 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Wind: from 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,000 ft; scat at 1,200 ft
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 29.76 inHg
- Observation at 5:35 am from KINJ
Weather report (METAR): METAR KINJ 011135Z AUTO 18008KT 7SM -RA SCT012 BKN070 OVC100 20/20 A2976 RMK AO2 T02020202=
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
4 documents, released by the NTSB on June 29, 2023. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Photos | PDF, 4 pages | View Download |
| 3 | FAA Inspector's Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 4 | Pilots Logbook / Dates | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.
