# NTSB FTW81DQD21: Cessna 150, N213DA, Van Horn, TX, May 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1981
- Place: Van Horn, TX · VAN HORN, TX
- Location: 31.0407° N, 104.8342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Horn, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0407&lon=-104.8342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0868   81/5/9    VAN HORN,TX         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N213DA              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CULBERSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN HORN,TX                 SIERRA BLANCA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO. 1 EXHST VALVE STUCK OPEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N213DA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213DA-2013-07-15), registration cancelled 2013-07-15, S/N 15075010, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Culberson County

## 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 19810509023379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810509023379A), May 9, 1981: Cessna 150L, Van Horn, TX, Substantial damage. Engine lost power, crash landed in desert. Found engine cylinder with no compression.

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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