# NTSB DEN71DQA11: Cessna 150F, N8681S, Gallup, NM, July 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1970
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DQA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3134  70/7/24    GALLUP,N MEX        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 72, 3601
        TIME - 0620                    N8681S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLUP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALLUP,N MEX                PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      9000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           65                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- VEERED L AFTER T/O. HIT PARKED CESSNA 172,N1408F,DMG N/R. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 8100 FT. MISUSED FLAPS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8681S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8681S-2015-04-27), registration cancelled 2015-04-27, S/N 15061981, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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: Gallup

## Other investigations on N8681S (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 LAX89LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA003), Oct 2, 1988: Cessna 150F (N8681S), Payson, AZ, destroyed

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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