# NTSB DEN75FQD08: Cessna 150, N22280, Condran Aaf, NM, August 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1974
- Place: Condran Aaf, NM · CONDRAN AAF, NM
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FQD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2439  74/8/14    CONDRAN AAF,N MEX   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1113                    N22280              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONDRON AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CONDRAN AAF,N MEX           RETURN                       CARLSBAD,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL EXHAUSTION ON CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT OF 3.5HRS.FLT INSTR APPROVED FLT PLANNING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22280](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22280-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N 15068189, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Condron Aaf

## 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 19740814025999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740814025999A), Aug 14, 1974: Cessna 150H, Condran Aaf, NM, Destroyed. Fuel exhaustion on cross country training flight of 3.5HRS.flt instr approved flt planning.

## Other investigations on N22280 (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 DEN74DQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQD10), Oct 14, 1973: Cessna 150 (N22280), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68F0586](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0586), May 5, 1968: Cessna 150H (N22280), El Paso, TX, 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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