# Accident 19820815038499A: Cessna 150M, Balmorhea, TX, August 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1982, 12:15 local time
- Place: Balmorhea, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9805° N, 103.7400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9805&lon=-103.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9294U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9294U-2011-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820815038499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY DURING SOFT FIELD LANDING ON GRAVEL STRIP. WING HIT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 FTW82DA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA332), Aug 15, 1982: Cessna 150M (N9294U), Balmorhea, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9294U (1)

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

- [Incident 19840612046979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840612046979I), Jun 12, 1984: Cessna 150M (N9294U), Midland, TX. Student ran out of fuel during a crosscountry flight. Landed without 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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