# NTSB DEN75DQD27: Cessna 150, N306BJ, Silver City, NM, June 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1975
- Place: Silver City, NM · SILVER CITY, NM
- Location: 32.7786° N, 108.2694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7786&lon=-108.2694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DQD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1414  75/6/11    SILVER CITY,NM      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N306BJ              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHISKEY CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVER CITY,NM              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N306BJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306BJ-1996-09-11), registration cancelled 1996-09-11, S/N 15061160 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whiskey Creek

## 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 19750611015459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750611015459A), Jun 11, 1975: Cessna 150E, Silver City, NM, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N306BJ (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 DEN92LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA022), Dec 29, 1991: Cessna 150E (N306BJ), Glenwood, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE SPARK PLUGS. FACTORS WERE INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION AND UNSUITABLE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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