# Incident 19791224000329I: Cessna 150L, Shulenberg, TX, December 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Shulenberg, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5217Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5217Q) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791224000329I

## Narrative

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

DISORIENTED PILOT LANDED ON HIGHWAY, STRUCK FENCE POST.

## Other reports on N5217Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19910505025369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505025369I), May 5, 1991: Cessna 150L (N5217Q), Southlane, TX. Made go-around with 30 degrees of flaps. Concern about poor performance. Elected to land in pasture.
- [Accident 19771203038099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771203038099A), Dec 3, 1977: Cessna 150L (N5217Q), Plano, 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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