# Accident 19811205078489A: Cessna 150M, Electra, TX, December 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Electra, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0323° N, 98.9202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Electra, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0323&lon=-98.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9443U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9443U-1989-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811205078489A

## Narrative

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

SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY STUDENT BECAME LOST NEAR DARK. ELECTED TO LAND IN BRUSH COVERED FIELD. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW82FPD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD07), Dec 5, 1981: Cessna 150 (N9443U), Electra, 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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