Event DEN85LQA05

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

Registry · N63258

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

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

Registrant of record

CLEVEN RANDALL L

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N63258 Cessna 150M None

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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