# Accident 19960816023019A: Cessna 150H, Ft Collins, CO, August 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1996
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.6509° N, 105.0291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6509&lon=-105.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6935S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6935S-2017-03-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960816023019A

## Narrative

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

DURING STUDENT SOLO, NOSE GEAR FELL OFF INFLIGHT. ON SECOND LANDING CRASHED.

## 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 FTW96LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA347), Aug 16, 1996: Cessna 150H (N6935S), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper flare by the pilot, which resulted in a hard landing, and subsequent overload failure of the nosewheel axle and nose gear.

## Other reports on N6935S (1)

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

- [Accident 20031208033059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031208033059A), Dec 8, 2003: Cessna 150H (N6935S), Bountiful, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 8, 2003, Mr. William terry worth, pilot of N6935S, CE-150, departed from Salt lake city international airport (slc), for Bountiful Skypark…

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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