# NTSB DEN70FQD12: Cessna 150K, N6116G, Alamogordo, NM, May 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1970
- Place: Alamogordo, NM · ALAMOGORDO, NM
- Location: 32.8836° N, 105.9636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamogordo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8836&lon=-105.9636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70FQD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FQD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0574  70/5/17    ALAMOGORDO,N MEX    CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N6116G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMOGORDO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALAMOGORDO,N MEX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TURNED ONTO HI SPEED TAXIWAY TOO FAST. ACFT STRUCK PARKED BELL 47GS N1358X AND N1361X.SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6116G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6116G), registered now, S/N 15071616, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Alamogordo

## Other investigations on N6116G (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 IAD80FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA022), Feb 2, 1980: Cessna 150 (N6116G), Cherry Point, NC, 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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