# Accident 19810129002179A: Cessna 150J, El Paso, TX, January 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1981, 16:35 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60379, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60379-2013-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810129002179A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL 2 MILES SHORT OF FUEL STOP. CRASH-LANDED IN ROUGH DESERT TERRAIN.

## 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 FTW81FQD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQD13), Jan 29, 1981: Cessna 150J (N60379), El Paso, 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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