# NTSB DEN68D0195: Cessna 150, N6923F, Capitan, NM, January 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1968
- Place: Capitan, NM · CAPITAN, NM
- Location: 33.5392° N, 105.5982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Capitan, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5392&lon=-105.5982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0195
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0195

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0009   68/1/4    CAPITAN,N MEX       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 232
        TIME - 1300                    N6923F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6923F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6923F-1972-04-29), registration cancelled 1972-04-29, S/N 15063523 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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