# NTSB DEN78FQA40: Cessna 150L, N10543, Los Lunas, NM, July 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1978
- Place: Los Lunas, NM · LOS LUNAS, NM
- Location: 34.8013° N, 106.7925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Lunas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8013&lon=-106.7925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FQA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1815  78/7/14    LOS LUNAS,NM        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 0710                    N10543              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS LUNAS,NM                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST LANDING OF SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10543](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10543-1996-09-13), registration cancelled 1996-09-13, S/N 15074906 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mid-Valley

## 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 19780714017419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714017419A), Jul 14, 1978: Cessna 150L, Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot on first landing of second supervised solo flt.

## Other investigations on N10543 (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 CHI85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA087), Jan 12, 1985: Cessna 150L (N10543), Central, IN, 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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