# Incident 19800914067949I: Cessna 150L, Big Spring, TX, September 14, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1980, 19:15 local time
- Place: Big Spring, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2383° N, 101.4857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2383&lon=-101.4857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1609Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1609Q-2013-05-23) (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: 40 total, 40 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/19800914067949I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT HIT A TELEPHONE WIRE DURING A PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N1609Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19730916030159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730916030159A), Sep 16, 1973: Cessna 150L (N1609Q), Stephenville, TX, Substantial damage. Stdnt plt tot flyng time 9.6 HRS/1.5 solo.

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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