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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Farmington, NM · September 6, 2003

Date
September 6, 2003 · 08:02 local
Place
Farmington, NM
Airport
Four Corners Regional Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60571
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN03LA149
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental O200*
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 6, 2003, at 0802 MDT, a Cessna 150 (N60571) registered to arnold & platt and operated by michael d. arnold, privacy data omitted collided with terrain just inside the airport west boundary fence at Four Corners airport in Farmington, NM while on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the certificated private pilot was seriously injured. The flight originated from the aztec NM airport at approximately 0753, September 6, 2003.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2003, AT 0802 MDT, A CESSNA 150 (N60571) REGISTERED TO ARNOLD & PLATT AND OPERATED BY MICHAEL D. ARNOLD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN JUST INSIDE THE AIRPORT WEST BOUNDARY FENCE AT FOUR CORNERS AIRPORT IN FARMINGTON, NM WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE AZTEC NM AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0753, SEPTEMBER 6, 2003.

NTSB investigation

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