# Accident 19730124002179A: Cessna 150L, Abilene, TX, January 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1973
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Butterfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1797Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1797Q-1981-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 57 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DPD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730124002179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW73DPD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD19), Jan 24, 1973: Cessna 150 (N1797Q), Abilene, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1797Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800504012369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504012369A), May 4, 1980: Cessna 150L (N1797Q), Splendora, TX, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on last leg of cross country. Fuel tanks not topped on departure. Indicates out of fuel.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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