# NTSB DEN71FQA46: Cessna 150F, N8651S, Albuquerque, NM, February 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1971
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FQA46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FQA46

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2136   71/2/5    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N8651S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 238 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            172 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- I/P PULLED MXTR CTL OFF AT LO ALT OVR AREA UNSUITABLE FOR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8651S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8651S-1971-03-22), registration cancelled 1971-03-22, S/N 15061951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8651S (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 UNK68X0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0107), Nov 14, 1967: Cessna 150F (N8651S), Livermore, CA, incident, minor 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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