# NTSB DEN68D0283: Cessna 150, N7931F, Gallup, NM, May 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1968
- Place: Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0283
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0283

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1410  68/5/25    GALLUP,N MEX        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 0555                    N7931F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY NOT DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7931F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7931F-2012-10-22), registration cancelled 2012-10-22, S/N 15064031, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mckinley

## Other investigations on N7931F (2)

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 DEN69F0069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0069), Jul 28, 1968: Cessna 150 (N7931F), Lbuquerque, NM, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN67F0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0153), Nov 19, 1966: Cessna 150 (N7931F), Albuquerque, NM, 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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