# NTSB DEN80DQA22: Cessna 150, N9369U, Duran, NM, April 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1980
- Place: Duran, NM · DURAN, NM
- Location: 34.4636° N, 105.3807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duran, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4636&lon=-105.3807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DQA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1281  80/4/11    DURAN,NM            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 249
        TIME - 1700                    N9369U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOCORRO,NM                  TUCUMCARI,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           SNOW, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED WX UPDATE IN-FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9369U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9369U-1989-04-24), registration cancelled 1989-04-24, S/N 15078318 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800411008879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411008879A), Apr 11, 1980: Cessna 150M, Duran, NM, Substantial damage. Flew into area of heavy snow showers. Dragged wing, hit ditch on precautionary landing. Weather brief was for VFR.

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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