# Accident 19800816036369A: Cessna 150J, Amalia, NM, August 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Amalia, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9420° N, 105.4545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amalia, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9420&lon=-105.4545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61173, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61173-1983-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 129 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FQA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816036369A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO BOX CANYON. TRIED TO TURN AROUND, STALLED, HIT TREES. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 12,000 FEET.

## 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 FTW80FQA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA42), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 150J (N61173), Amalie, NM, substantial damage

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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