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Acft departed to test flight an engine and crashed approx 1 mile from the arpt.(.4) on August 7, 1998, approximately 1120 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 150J, N60564, was substantially damaged shen it collided with terrain during a forced landing 1 mile south of Alexander Municipal Airport, Belen, new Mexico. The private pilot, the sole occupant aboard, sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the test flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated at Belen approximately 5 minutes before the accident. The pilot told FAA inspectors that he detected water in the fuel during this preflight, and thought he had drained all the water from the tanks. In his accident report, however, he made no reference to his preflight. Shortly after departing runway 21, the engine lost power but was "surging". The pilot tried to land on a road but was unable. The pilot stated the "aircraft [was] in ground effect with [the] stall warning horn in operation". He flew within 30 yards of [a] road when [he] could no longer keep in ground effect with power that the engine was producing". The pilot made a forced landing on soft sandy soil south of the airport. The aircraft rolled approximately 20 feet and nosed over. FAA inspectors reported draining a considerable quantity of "rust red" water from both fuel tanks and debris from the gascolator. The federal aviation administration has confirmed that the pilot's airmen certificate was suspendd in 1989 for 60 days and then was reinstated. In December 1997, his mechanic's license was "amended" but is now suspended. An FAA representative also reported that although the airplane serial number matched the registration number, the latter had been removed from faa's central registry. The airplane was listed as sold on December 24, 1991, but no new owner's name was listed. The previous owner was contacted and he stated that the airplane had been destroyed. Inspectors said there was no valid certificate of airworthiness or registration certificate in the airplane (-23) on 08/07/98, approximately 1125 mountain daylight time, an Cessna model 150J, N60564, operated by Mr. Jude e. salazar, was substantialluy damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced landing approximately 1 mile sou thwest of the Belen, NM (E80) airport. The pilot-in-command, and sole occupant of the aircraft, holds a private pilot certificate with airplane, single & multiengine, land rating (s). The pilot received minor injuries when the aircraft overturned during landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local functional maintenance test flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated from Belen, NM, approximately 5 minutes prior to the accident. The pilot stated he had drained the sumps of the aircraft prior to flight and had found a considerable amount of water in the fuel. He believed that he had drained all the contaminants prior to flight, but stated the engine began running rough just after takeoff. The had attempted to return to the airport, but was unable to keep the engine running. FAA inspectors at the site drained water from the fuel system and carburetor.