# NTSB DEN76DQD31: Cessna 15OJ, N50651, Silver City, NM, August 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1976
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DQD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2082   76/8/1    SILVER CITY,NM      CESSNA 15OJ         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 0810                    N50651              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER RIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SILVER CITY,NM              SILVER CITY,NM               SILVER CITY,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT HAD 4HR SOLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50651](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50651-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 15069460, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 15OJ
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Turner Ridgeport

## 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 19760801021319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801021319A), Aug 1, 1976: Cessna 150J, Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. Plt had 4HR solo.

## Other investigations on N50651 (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 DEN7LFQD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN7LFQD04), Aug 3, 1975: Cessna 150 (N50651), Lordsburg, 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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