# Accident 19800602017679A: Cessna 150H, Lubbock, TX, June 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1980, 19:10 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town And Country
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6537S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6537S-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 15 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800602017679A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF DOWNWIND WITH A PASSENGER. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES AT END OF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER ON LANDING.

## 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 FTW80FQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG23), Jun 2, 1980: Cessna 150 (N6537S), Lubbock, 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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