# Accident 19970725019729A: Cessna 150D, Fort Collins, CO, July 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1997
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 40.5505° N, 105.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5505&lon=-105.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4228U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4228U-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970725019729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT 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 FTW97FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA280), Jul 25, 1997: Cessna 150D (N4228U), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate preflight planning by loading the aircraft over the maximum certificated gross weight, failure to follow procedures and directives by using flaps for takeoff and failing to properly lean…

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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