# Accident 19880803030099A: Cessna 150M, Albuquerque, NM, August 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1988, 19:10 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N704UN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704UN-2016-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,873 total, 392 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803030099A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT, LANDED IN DESERT, STRUCK A GULLY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN88LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA171), Aug 4, 1988: Cessna 150 (N704UN), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N704UN (2)

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

- [Incident 19851002072599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851002072599I), Oct 2, 1985: Cessna 150M (N704UN), Albuquerque, NM. Student inadvertently flew into area of unforecast low clouds. ATC assist to climb on top and VFR conditions.
- [Accident 19790520014649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520014649A), May 20, 1979: Cessna 150 (N704UN), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Nearby thunderstorm caused wind shift during landing approach which caused aircraft to crash short of runway.

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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