# Accident 19940318007199A: Cessna STC150, Steamboat Sprin, CO, March 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1994, 17:30 local time
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4690° N, 106.8206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4690&lon=-106.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233DB-1994-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 389 total, 127 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318007199A

## Narrative

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

HEADWIND AND DOWNDRAFT IN A PASS. UNABLE CLEAR RISING TERRAIN TRIED TURN AROUND. SLOWED PRIOR IMPACTING SNOW SLOPE.

## 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 FTW94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA105), Mar 19, 1994: Cessna 150M (N233DB), Steamboat Sprgs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE IN HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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