# Accident 19830816041679A: Cessna 150, Humble, TX, August 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1983, 13:40 local time
- Place: Humble, TX
- Airport: Williams
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9894° N, 95.2593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9894&lon=-95.2593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3051S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,220 total, 180 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA379) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816041679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE APPROACHING AIRPORT. LANDED SHORT IN MUD AND FLIPPED OVER. MUD DAUBERS HAD BLOCKED FUEL VENTS.

## 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 FTW83LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA379), Aug 16, 1983: Cessna 150 (N3051S), Humble, 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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