# NTSB DEN71FQA34: Cessna 150, N3996U, Los Lunas, NM, December 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1970
- Place: Los Lunas, NM · LOS LUNAS, NM
- Location: 34.8013° N, 106.7925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Lunas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8013&lon=-106.7925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FQA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FQA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0037   70/12/7   LOS LUNAS,N MEX     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N3996U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS LUNAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS LUNAS,N MEX             LOS LUNAS,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED ACFT.HIT N3065V SUBS DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3996U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3996U), registered now, S/N 15061396, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Los Lunas

## Other investigations on N3996U (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 DEN71DQA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQA38), Aug 28, 1970: Cessna 150 (N3996U), Belen, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0572](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0572), Jun 13, 1966: Cessna 150 (N3996U), Statesville, 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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