# Accident 19790215016139A: Cessna 150K, Aurora, CO, February 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1979, 04:50 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Columbine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6445G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6445G-1982-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 269 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790215016139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED WINDSHIELD & SIDE WINDOWS BECAME COVERED WITH FROST ON INITIAL CLIMB. FLEW INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 DEN79FTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE23), Feb 15, 1979: Cessna 150K (N6445G), Aurora, 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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