19790119001139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Cortez, CO · January 19, 1979

Date
January 19, 1979 · 17:30 local
Place
Cortez, CO
Airport
Montezuma Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N63349
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FTE18
Reported as
Cessna 150M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
145 total102 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft failed to climb after liftoff due to airframe ice. Struck a fence and went inverted.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF DUE TO AIRFRAME ICE. STRUCK A FENCE AND WENT INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.