# Accident 19851207061119A: Cessna STC150, Temple, TX, December 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1985, 17:20 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Airport: Draughon Miller Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0796° N, 97.2500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0796&lon=-97.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51079, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51079-1990-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 101 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851207061119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT IN PATTERN.FLIPPED OVER AS NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED IN MUDDY FIELD.WATER THROUGHOUT FUEL SYSTEM

## 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 FTW86LRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRG04), Dec 7, 1985: Cessna 150J (N51079), Temple, 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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