# Accident 19740423011289A: Cessna A150L, Rio Rancho, NM, April 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1974
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 35.2334° N, 106.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Rancho, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2334&lon=-106.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6062J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6062J-1974-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 45 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74AD053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740423011289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN74AD053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD053), Apr 23, 1974: Cessna A150L (N6062J), Rio Rancho, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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