# Accident 20030906025289A: Cessna 150J, Farmington, NM, September 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2003, 08:02 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7411° N, 108.2297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7411&lon=-108.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60571, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60571-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030906025289A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN03LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA149), Sep 6, 2003: Cessna 150J (N60571), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper procedures/directives, and the delayed activation of carburetor heat which resulted in the loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing factors include…

## Other reports on N60571 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820808053649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808053649I), Aug 8, 1982: Cessna 150 (N60571), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Lost power on takeoff. Landed long and went through a fence landing in a field. Broken rocker arm.

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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