# NTSB DEN68F0199: Cessna 150F, N3066X, Las Cruces, NM, February 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1968
- Place: Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0199
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0199

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0812   68/2/1    LAS CRUCES,N MEX    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1550                    N4195P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N4195P WAITING FOR ACTIVE RNWY TO CLEAR WAS STRUCK WHEN PLT OF N3066X LOST CONTROL ON T/O RUN.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0812   68/2/1    LAS CRUCES,N MEX    CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N3066X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- N4195P WAITING FOR ACTIVE RNWY TO CLEAR WAS STRUCK BY N3066X.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3066X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3066X-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 15064466, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- 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: University Park

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N4195P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4195P-1980-12-17), registration cancelled 1980-12-17, S/N 23-1683, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: University Park

## Other investigations on N3066X (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 ATL83FKQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKQ01), Oct 24, 1982: Cessna 150F (N3066X), Sidon, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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