# Accident 19950630017259A: Cessna 150F, Garfield, CO, June 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1995, 08:30 local time
- Place: Garfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5503° N, 106.2895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5503&lon=-106.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8155S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8155S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950630017259A

## Narrative

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

APPROACHING CLOUD OBSCURED HIGH MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. TURNED BACK. SETTLED. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. REACHED SERVICE CEILING.

## 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 FTW95LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA276), Jun 30, 1995: Cessna 150F (N8155S), Garfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED DECISION TO DEVIATE AWAY FROM THE DETERIORATING WEATHER. FACTORS WERE HIS INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, AND THE RESULTANT INADVERTENT OPERATION OF…

## Other reports on N8155S (1)

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

- [Accident 20251219021479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251219021479A), Dec 19, 2025: Cessna 150F (N8155S), Murrieta, CA, Substantial damage. On December 19, 2025, [privacy data omitted], a Cessna 150, departed french valley airport (F70), Murrieta, California, on an out-and-back flight to lake…

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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