# Accident 20000708010209A: Cessna 150M, Montrose, CO, July 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2000, 09:05 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4909° N, 107.8692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4909&lon=-107.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4723, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4723-2001-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708010209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/08/00, AT APPROXIMATELY 0905 MST, A CESSNA MODEL CE-150M (N4723) CRASHED ON TAKEOFF AT THE MONTROSE COUNTY AIRPORT, MONTROSE, COLORADO. BOTH THE PILO AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES.  THE TRANSIT PILOT HAD JUST PICKED UP HIS AIRCRAFT AFTER HAVING THE ENGINE OVERHAULED AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.  AFTER HAVING THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS "TOPPED OFF" AND LOADING THE AIRCRAFT WITH PASSENGER AND BAGGAGE, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF WITHOUT THE USE OF FLAPS.  ACCORDING TO A SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT NO WIEGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATION WAS PERFORMED, NO AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE CHARTS WERE REVIEWED AND THE FLIGHT MANUAL WAS NOT CONSULTED.  AIRPORT DENSITY ATLITUDE WAS CALCULATED TO BE 8300 FEET AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  ACTUAL FIELD ELEVATION IS 5759 MSL.  ACCORDING TO AVAILABLE WIEGHT AND BALANCE DATA THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE AT ITS MAXIMUM  GROSS WEIGHT OF 1600 POUNDS AT TAKE OFF.

## 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 DEN00LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA125), Jul 8, 2000: Cessna 150M (N4723), Montrose, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent stall/mush. Factors were high density altitude, weight and balance exceeded, and pilot fatigue.

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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