# Accident 19800416009739A: Cessna 150M, Dell City, TX, April 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1980, 14:20 local time
- Place: Dell City, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9349° N, 105.1998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dell City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9349&lon=-105.1998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66207, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66207-1995-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 23 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DQD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800416009739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGH, POWER LOSS. HIT MESQUITE TREES LANDING ON ROAD. FOUND WORN PISTON RINGS.

## 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 DEN80DQD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQD07), Apr 16, 1980: Cessna 150T (N66207), Dell City, 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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