# Accident 19800827039549A: Cessna 150G, Mcallen, TX, August 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1980, 12:10 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2969J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2969J-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,992 total, 10,779 in this make and model, 304 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827039549A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRPLANE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ATTACH BOLT WORN SMOOTH, NUT MISSING.

## 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 FTW80FRG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG67), Aug 27, 1980: Cessna 150 (N2969J), Mcallen, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2969J (1)

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

- [Accident 19770704018569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704018569A), Jul 4, 1977: Cessna 150G (N2969J), Seminole, TX, Substantial damage. Settled in 3PT attitude fm EST 20FT.

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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