# Accident 20020718021969A: Cessna 150F, Grants, NM, July 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Grants, NM
- Airport: Grants-Milan Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1522° N, 107.9242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1522&lon=-107.9242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8067S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8067S-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020718021969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COMPUTED HIS WEIGHT AND BALANCE, AND WAS 47 POUNDS UNDER GROSS. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS REPORTED ON THE AIRPORT ASOS AS BEING 9200 FEET ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND AIRPORT MANAGER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE NORTHWEST FROM RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AND THAT HE CIRCLED ONCE BEFORE STALLING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE WAY BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE WRECKAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 DEN02LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA079), Jul 18, 2002: Cessna 150F (N8067S), Grants, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the high density altitude conditions, the terrain…

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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