Cessna 150H accident near Portland, Texas, November 2, 1986
On November 2, 1986 at about 5:15 pm local time, a Cessna 150H, registered N22968, was substantially damaged in an accident near Portland, Texas (Portland Hunt airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 2, 1986 · about 5:15 pm local time · cases in 1986
- Place
- Portland, Texas · Portland Hunt · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H · all 150Hs on the register
- Registration
- N22968 · registry record · serial 15068650
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT HAD INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND WAS ON A LEFT CROSSWIND WHEN A LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN 4 FEET OF WATER IN THE NUECES BAY. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 192 hours in all; 76 in this make and model; 5 in the last 90 days; 158 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,399 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 22, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HRL Harlingen TX at 3:40 pm
- Destination: 9R5 Portland TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 14, 2,700 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 16 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,100 ft; not recorded at 1,100 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:48 pm from CRP, 16 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N22968 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 150 7,994 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,682 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental O-200-A 297 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Hunt Airport · nearest airport
- Valley International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,064 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,966 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW87LA014.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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