# Accident 19790509014789A: Cessna 150M, Ft Hood, TX, May 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1979, 07:00 local time
- Place: Ft Hood, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1357° N, 97.7833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Hood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1357&lon=-97.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7651U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7651U-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 45 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790509014789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD. NOSED OVER. FACTORS: CARBURETOR ICE AND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 FTW79FRG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG29), May 9, 1979: Cessna 150M (N7651U), Ft.Hood, TX, 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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