# NTSB DEN80DQD07: Cessna 150T, N66207, Dell City, TX, April 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1980
- Place: Dell City, TX · DELL CITY, TX
- Location: 31.9349° N, 105.1998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dell City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9349&lon=-105.1998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DQD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQD07

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0560  80/4/16    DELL CITY,TX        CESSNA 150T         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N66207              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLOMAN AFB,NM             ROUND ROBIN & RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WING TIPS COLLIDED W OVERHANGING SCRUB TREES DRG FORCED LNDG ON DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66207](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66207-1995-09-06), registration cancelled 1995-09-06, S/N 15075919 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150T
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800416009739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800416009739A), Apr 16, 1980: Cessna 150M, Dell City, TX, Substantial damage. Engine rough, power loss. Hit mesquite trees landing on road. Found worn piston rings.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.