# Accident 19811020068959A: Stnson L5, Albuquerque, NM, October 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1960° N, 106.5756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Coronado Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1960&lon=-106.5756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1718M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1718M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5 (registry code 8630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON L5
- Reported engine: LYC O435C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 931 total, 35 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FQA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811020068959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TRIED TO AVOID AN ULTRA LIGHT AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS LANDING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE SAME RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW82FQA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA07), Oct 20, 1981: Stinson L-5 (N1718M), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1718M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900801029459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900801029459A), Aug 1, 1990: Stnson L5 (N1718M), Victorville, CA, Substantial damage. Oil leak in cockpit. Stalled during precautionary landing. Oil line b nut backed off on oil pressure gage.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.