# Incident 19830311017719I: Cessna 150M, Midland, TX, March 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1983, 12:10 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6319K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6319K) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830311017719I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON ROAD DURING A DEMONSTRATION FORCED LANDING. RUTS ON ROAD CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE INTO A TREE.

## Other reports on N6319K (1)

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

- [Incident 19880724045479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880724045479I), Jul 24, 1988: Cessna 150M (N6319K), Sidney, NY, Minor damage. Student had door pop on takeoff. Closed throttle. Rejected takeoff. Lost control of aircraft. Damaged nose gear.

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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