# Accident 19791117035319A: Cessna 150M, Fort Stockton, TX, November 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1979, 23:00 local time
- Place: Fort Stockton, TX
- Airport: Pecos Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3824° N, 103.5107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PECOS MUNI (PEQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3824&lon=-103.5107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6383K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6383K) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 127 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DQD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117035319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY, IN BUSHES.

## 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 FTW80DQD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQD02), Nov 17, 1979: Cessna 150 (N6383K), Fort Stockton, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6383K (1)

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

- [Incident 19961201043199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961201043199I), Dec 1, 1996: Cessna 150M (N6383K), Houston, TX. Narrative: pilot statement; at approximately 1700 feet on departure from dwh airport (heading west), engine failed. After attempting restart unsuccessfully, I…

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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