# Accident 19910729030529A: Cessna 150G, Hitchcock, TX, July 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1991, 16:40 local time
- Place: Hitchcock, TX
- Airport: Johnnie Volk Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3101° N, 95.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3101&lon=-95.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8585J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8585J-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,035 total, 70 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910729030529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMB. STALLED. IMPACTED RUNWAY. MIXTURE WAS LEANED PRIOR TAKEOFF. BOOK CALLS FOR FULL RICH.

## 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 FTW91LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA130), Jul 29, 1991: Cessna 150G (N8585J), Hitchcock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED DURING THE FORCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION WITH A KNOWN ENGINE DEFICIENCY…

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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