# Accident 19790520014649A: Cessna 150, Midland, TX, May 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704UN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704UN-2016-09-07) (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 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,517 total, 227 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520014649A

## Narrative

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

NEARBY THUNDERSTORM CAUSED WIND SHIFT DURING LANDING APPROACH WHICH CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO CRASH SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW79DQG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG42), May 20, 1979: Cessna 150M (N704UN), Midland, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N704UN (2)

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

- [Accident 19880803030099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803030099A), Aug 3, 1988: Cessna 150M (N704UN), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Encountered wind shear on climbout. Unable to sustain flight, landed in desert, struck a gully and nosed over.
- [Incident 19851002072599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851002072599I), Oct 2, 1985: Cessna 150M (N704UN), Albuquerque, NM. Student inadvertently flew into area of unforecast low clouds. ATC assist to climb on top and VFR conditions.

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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