# NTSB DEN73DQA21: Cessna 150, N5703E, Aztec, NM, November 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1972
- Place: Aztec, NM · AZTEC, NM
- Location: 36.8160° N, 107.9703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aztec, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8160&lon=-107.9703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DQA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3804  72/11/18   AZTEC,N MEX         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N5703E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AZTEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,NMEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS
        REMARKS- UN MAKE RADIO CONTACT AT HOME FLD STUDENT PLT LNDD AT NEARBY UNCTLD ARPT ON DIRT RWY SOFT FR RAINS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5703E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5703E-2013-07-08), registration cancelled 2013-07-08, S/N 17203, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Aztec

## Other investigations on N5703E (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 DEN92LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA092), Sep 13, 1992: Cessna 150 (N5703E), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A DETERIORATED CARBURETOR FLOAT WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FLOODING. A FACTOR WAS: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB DEN70D0155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0155), Dec 30, 1969: Cessna 150 (N5703E), Canjilon, NM, 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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