# NTSB DEN74DQA11: Cessna 150L, N1796Q, Moriarity, NM, August 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1973
- Place: Moriarity, NM · MORIARITY, NM
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DQA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2289   73/8/9    MORIARITY,N MEX     CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 147
        TIME - 1340                    N1796Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORIARITY
        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
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      15000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1796Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1796Q-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 15073096, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Moriarity

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730809024579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730809024579A), Aug 9, 1973: Cessna 150L, Moriarity, 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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