# Accident 19791031031749A: Cessna 150L, Hobbs, NM, October 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1979, 13:15 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Airport: Lea Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6873° N, 103.2175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEA COUNTY RGNL (HOB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6873&lon=-103.2175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6908G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6908G-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 319 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031031749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED AFTER TAKE-OFF. LANDED IN FIELD, HIT FENCE. FOUND IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CAMSHAFT BEARING.

## 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 DEN80FQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQG01), Oct 31, 1979: Cessna 150L (N6908G), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6908G (1)

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

- [Accident 20180712014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180712014479A), Jul 12, 2018: Cessna 150L (N6908G), Ontario, OR, Destroyed. While manuevering for a straight in landing to Ontario runway 33 the student pilot pushed in the mixture and then the carburetor heat controls. The engine quit…

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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