# NTSB DEN79DQA45: Cessna 152, N68705, Crown Point, NM, August 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1979
- Place: Crown Point, NM · CROWN POINT, NM
- Location: 35.6781° N, 108.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crownpoint, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6781&lon=-108.1512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DQA45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3251   79/8/8  NR.CROWN POINT,NM     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N68705              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROWN POINT (BIA)
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GALLUP,NM                   GALLUP,NM                    FARMINGTON,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68705](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68705-2018-02-16), registration cancelled 2018-02-16, S/N 15282324, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crown Point (Bia)

## 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 19790808023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790808023509A), Aug 8, 1979: Cessna 152, Crown Point, NM, Destroyed. Student pilot became lost on solo cross country. Became low on fuel. Stalled acft on unscheduled airport landing

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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