# Accident 19790326008809A: Cessna 150, Sonora, TX, March 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sonora, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5707° N, 100.6418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonora, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5707&lon=-100.6418&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5573G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5573G-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (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: 1,080 total, 649 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790326008809A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 FTW79DQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG23), Mar 26, 1979: Cessna 150 (N5573G), Sonora, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5573G (3)

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

- [Accident 19850828042339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850828042339A), Aug 28, 1985: Cessna 150J (N5573G), Crystal Beach, TX, Substantial damage. Crashed under unknown circumstances. Pilot not located.
- [Accident 19781219039409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219039409A), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna A150K (N5573G), Ackerly, TX, Substantial damage. Soft plowed ground.
- [Accident 19730306003889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730306003889A), Mar 6, 1973: Cessna 150J (N5573G), Keller, TX, Substantial damage. R wing and prop struck Ercoupe,ident not rptd,causing substantial damage.

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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