# Accident 19791007030489A: Cessna 150, New Hampton, IA, October 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1979, 03:00 local time
- Place: New Hampton, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0562° N, 92.3147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Hampton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0562&lon=-92.3147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5937J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5937J-1983-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 64 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007030489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING A NIGHT FLIGHT. LANDED ON GRAVEL ROAD. FLIPPED OVER IN DITCH. POSSIBLE 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 MKC80DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD01), Oct 7, 1979: Cessna 150 (N5937J), New Hampton, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5937J (1)

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

- [Accident 19820722032819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820722032819A), Jul 22, 1982: Cessna A150L (N5937J), New Hampton, IA, Substantial damage. Stalled on pullout from a loop near tree top level. Crashed into a corn field.

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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