# NTSB DEN77FA025: Cessna 150C, N7880Z, Reserve, NM, February 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1977
- Place: Reserve, NM · RESERVE, NM
- Location: 33.7090° N, 108.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reserve, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7090&lon=-108.7614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157564
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0694  77/2/17  NR.RESERVE,NM         CESSNA 150C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 46,
        TIME - 1400                    N7880Z              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAND FLAT RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TUCUMCARI,NM                PHOENIZ,AZ                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- FLEW ABOUT 4HRS WITH GEN INOP.30MI OFF COURSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7880Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7880Z-1977-06-30), registration cancelled 1977-06-30, S/N 15059980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sand Flat Ranch

## 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 19770217010129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770217010129A), Feb 17, 1977: Cessna 150C, Reserve, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew about 4HRS with gen inop.30MI off course.

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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