# Accident 19740520012349A: Cessna 150A, Denver, CO, May 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1974
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7171X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7171X-1975-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150A (registry code 2071804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 375 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740520012349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DA 7000FT.MIXT CTL FULL RICH.SPARK PLUG FOULED,LEAD SHORTED BY COWL CTC.TRIED TO RETN TO FLD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN74FTE73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE73), May 20, 1974: Cessna 150 (N7171X), Denver, CO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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