# Incident 19870125004729I: Cessna 152, Belen, NM, January 25, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Alexander
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7666° N, 106.8085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belen, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7666&lon=-106.8085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24993, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24993-1998-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 30 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870125004729I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING CROSSWIND LANDING, STRUCK A SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N24993 (2)

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

- [Incident 19850817052169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817052169I), Aug 17, 1985: Cessna 152 (N24993), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Heard bang from engine followed by vibration landed in field. Exhaust valve head on number 3 cylinder separated.
- [Accident 19790418006929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418006929A), Apr 18, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24993), Negaunee, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot aborted touch and go landing. Ran off end of runway and overturned.

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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