Cessna 150M accident near El Paso, Texas, October 17, 1983
On October 17, 1983 at about 8:35 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N7041W, was substantially damaged in an accident near El Paso, Texas (Biggs Aaf airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 17, 1983 · about 8:35 pm local time
- Place
- El Paso, Texas · Biggs Aaf · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N7041W · registry record · serial 15078705
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT NOSED OVER AFTER LEAVING THE RWY AND COLLIDING WITH A DIRT BANK DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. THE CFI HAD JUST CHECKED THE STUDENT OUT FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. HE HEARD THE ACFT POWER DECREASE AND SAW THE ACFT HEADING OFF THE RWY. THE STUDENT THEN INCREASED THE POWER BUT THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT BANK, CONTINUED AIRBORNE FOR A SHORTDISTANCE & BOUNCED BEFORE IT NOSED OVER INTO AN INVERTED ATTITUDE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 14 hours in all; 14 in this make and model; 1 in the last 90 days; 1 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,230 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 41 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Ft. Bliss Flying Club
The flight
- Departed from: El Paso TX
- Runway 3, 13,555 ft by 300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 1 knots
- Visibility: 70 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 86°F (30°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW84LA024.