# NTSB DEN77FQA01: Cessna 150, N3643J, Valencia, NM, October 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1976
- Place: Valencia, NM · VALENCIA, NM
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FQA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2737   76/10/5   VALENCIA,NM         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1820                    N3643J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALENCIA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              RETURN                       VALENCIA,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- THIRD LANDING ON THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO FLT. PLT PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3643J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3643J-2022-07-02), registration cancelled 2022-07-02, S/N 15064943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Valencia County

## 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 19761005030039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761005030039A), Oct 5, 1976: Cessna 150G, Valencia, NM, Substantial damage. Third landing on third supervised solo flt. Plt porpoised.

## Other investigations on N3643J (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 DEN78FQA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA38), Jul 10, 1978: Cessna 150G (N3643J), Albuquerque, 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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