# Incident 19881206071219I: Cessna 150J, Thoreau, NM, December 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1988, 10:45 local time
- Place: Thoreau, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4025° N, 108.2234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thoreau, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4025&lon=-108.2234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61022 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 50 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881206071219I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIGHLINE WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. WINDSHIELD HAD BROKEN OUT ON IMPACT.

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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