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DEN85LQA05

1985-08-30 · SANTA FE, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SAF

Current FAA registration · N63258

Make / Model
CESSNA 150M
Year of manufacture
1975 · 10 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19750822
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A84852

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING WHILE ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT. THE PLT REPORTED THE FLT HAD BEEN DELAYED UNTIL MID-AFTERNOON BECAUSE OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AT BY THAT TIME THE WINDS HAD PICKED UP. THE STUDENT PLT ALSO REPORTED HAVING LITTLE DUAL EXPERIENCE AND NO SOLO EXPERIENCE WITH X-WIND LANDINGS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LQA05.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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