# Accident 19791228036809A: Cessna 150H, Paonia, CO, December 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Paonia, CO
- Airport: North Fork Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8313° N, 107.6459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH FORK VALLEY (7V2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8313&lon=-107.6459&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50089, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50089-1982-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 101 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791228036809A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH SNOW & ICE ON ACFT. UNABLE TO CLIMB. RAN OFF END RWY INTO A BARN.

## 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 DEN80FTE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE16), Dec 28, 1979: Cessna 150 (N50089), Paonia, 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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