# Accident 19771101035079A: Cessna 150H, Durango, CO, November 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1977
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7248S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7248S-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 144 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771101035079A

## Narrative

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

DURING SIM ENG OUT PLT ADDED PWR BUT ACFT HIT GROUND BEFORE ENG RESPONDED. PAX ON CONTROLS.

## 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 DEN78DTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE09), Nov 1, 1977: Cessna 150H (N7248S), Durango, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7248S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910119000809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000809A), Jan 19, 1991: Cessna 150H (N7248S), Mancos, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Took off into area of heavy snow showers at night and collided with a mountainside. Made prior landing for bearings
- [Incident 19820605064839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820605064839I), Jun 5, 1982: Cessna 150H (N7248S), Flagstaff, AZ. Ran out of fuel 2 miles short of destination. Misjudged headwind. Unable to find an airport with fuel en route.

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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