# Accident 19871227075769A: Cessna 150M, Gainesville, TX, December 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Gainesville, TX
- Airport: Gainesville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6301° N, 97.1501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6301&lon=-97.1501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63385, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63385-1996-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 404 total, 381 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227075769A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ENTERING AIRPORT PATTERN. TOO HIGH MADE A 360 THEN BECAME TOO LOW. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. THROTTLE BROKEN.

## 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 FTW88DPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA02), Dec 27, 1987: Cessna 150M (N63385), Gainesville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N63385 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890811051239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890811051239I), Aug 11, 1989: Cessna 150M (N63385), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing on a touch and go. Initiated a go around. Failed to raise flaps. Landed and hit a fence
- [Accident 19830422015209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830422015209A), Apr 22, 1983: Cessna 150M (N63385), Altus, OK, Substantial damage. Unable to climb after a premature liftoff. Settled into a field and ran through a fence into a ditch.

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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