# NTSB FTW80DQD02: Cessna 150, N6383K, Fort Stockton, TX, November 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1979
- Place: Fort Stockton, TX · FORT STOCKTON, TX
- Location: 30.8926° N, 102.8842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Stockton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8926&lon=-102.8842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DQD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3033  79/11/17   FORT STOCKTON,TX    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 154
        TIME - 2300                    N6383K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PECOS CO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,TX                  FORT STOCKTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W MESQUITE BUSHES DRG FORCED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6383K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6383K), registered now, S/N 15077677, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pecos Co Muni

## 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 19791117035319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117035319A), Nov 17, 1979: Cessna 150M, Fort Stockton, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final due to fuel exhaustion. Landed short of runway, in bushes.

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.

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