# Accident 19910119000809A: Cessna 150H, Mancos, CO, January 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1991, 20:30 local time
- Place: Mancos, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3401° N, 108.2900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3401&lon=-108.2900&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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 42 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000809A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO AREA OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AT NIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH A MOUNTAINSIDE. MADE PRIOR LANDING FOR BEARINGS

## 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 DEN91FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA034), Jan 20, 1991: Cessna 150H (N7248S), Mancos, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES BY CONTINUING THE FLIGHT AT NIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

## Other reports on N7248S (2)

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

- [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.
- [Accident 19771101035079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771101035079A), Nov 1, 1977: Cessna 150H (N7248S), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. During sim eng out plt added pwr but acft hit ground before eng responded. Pax on controls.

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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