# Accident 19790209002559A: Cessna 150, Farmington, NM, February 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1979, 15:10 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Farmington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3363J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3363J-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,433 total, 474 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DQA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790209002559A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## 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 DEN79DQA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA17), Feb 9, 1979: Cessna 150 (N3363J), Farmington, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3363J (1)

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

- [Incident 20000502016059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000502016059I), May 2, 2000: Cessna 150G (N3363J), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot landed runway 36L, lost directional control of aircraft. Aircraft skidded down the runway on the right main gear. The bolts attaching the axle to…

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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