FTW79FQG40

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Dalhart, TX · May 24, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 24, 1979
Place
Dalhart, TX · DALHART, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6213KCessna 150M
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790524019989A
Case key
135951

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1720  79/5/24    DALHART,TX          CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4000
        TIME - 1800                    N6213K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALHART,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD

Aircraft

Registration
N6213K
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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