# Accident 19830115000969A: Cessna 150M, Midland, TX, January 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9905° N, 102.0797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9905&lon=-102.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45528, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45528-1984-10-22) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830115000969A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD AFTER ENGINE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS SEPARATED.

## 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 FTW83FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA092), Jan 15, 1983: Cessna 150 (N45528), Midland, 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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