# Accident 19850422015369A: Cessna STC150, Abilene, TX, April 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1985, 12:15 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Elmdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7930G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7930G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 19 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850422015369A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED DURING ROLLOUT IN 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND AT VELOCITIES FROM 14 GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.

## 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 FTW85LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA192), Apr 22, 1985: Cessna 150 (N7930G), Abilene, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7930G (1)

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

- [Accident 19790714020369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714020369A), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 150L (N7930G), Weatherford, TX, Substantial damage. Engine stopped enroute due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot did not visually check fuel prior to departure.

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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