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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Van Horn, TX · May 9, 1981

Date
May 9, 1981 · 15:30 local
Place
Van Horn, TX
Airport
Culberson Co
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N213DA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DQD21
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
72 total72 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power, crash landed in desert. Found engine cylinder with no compression.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER, CRASH LANDED IN DESERT. FOUND ENGINE CYLINDER WITH NO COMPRESSION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.