# Accident 20160527009779A: Cessna 150J, Albuquerque, NM, May 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2016, 14:33 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Sunport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0206° N, 106.5878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0206&lon=-106.5878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60252-2019-03-25) (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 MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160527009779A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/27/2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1433 MOUNTAIN TIME, A CESSNA 150-J AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N60252 REGISTERED TO  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, AT 35° 1.21.20 N - 106° 35.22.15 W (APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY 30 AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT (KABQ)). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 91 FLIGHT ON A SOLO STUDENT CROSS-COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALBUQUERQUE DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT (KAEG) AT 0940 MOUNTAIN TIME WITH INTERMEDIATE STOPS AT GRANTS-MILAN AIRPORT (KGNT), SOCORRO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KONM), KABQ AND A PLANNED DESTINATION OF KAEG.

## 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 GAA16CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA267), May 27, 2016: Cessna 150 (N60252), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate preflight inspection/planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and impact with 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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