# Accident 19850806036829A: Cessna A150M, Levelland, TX, August 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Levelland, TX
- Airport: Levelland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5700° N, 102.3601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5700&lon=-102.3601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9807J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9807J-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 248 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850806036829A

## Narrative

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

SPUN TO IMPACT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. ELEVATOR DOWN CLEVIS CABLE JAMMED AGAINST BULKHEAD. NOTED FOR STEEP CLIMBS.

## 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 FTW85FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA306), Aug 6, 1985: Cessna A150M (N9807J), Levelland, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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