# Accident 20000712012829A: Cessna 150E, Aspen, ID, July 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2000, 18:30 local time
- Place: Aspen, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9793° N, 111.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9793&lon=-111.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6196T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6196T-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000712012829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ST. ANTHONY AIRPORT TO FLY OVER THE ROCK CREEK GIRLS CAMP AND DROP A NOTE TO HIS DAUGHTER THAT WAS AT THE CAMP. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED FROM THE SOUTH, ON A NORTHERLY HEADING OVER THE CAMP, HE MADE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN, AND THEN TURNED TO THE LEFT AND CAME BACK OVER THE CAMP AND DROPPED THE NOTE.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A PINE TREE, THE AIRCRAFT FLAT SPUN TO THE GROUND AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AND BURNED, THERE WERE THREE FATALITIES IN THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT HAD AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE, AND HIS TOTAL HOURS ARE UNKNOWN.

## 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 SEA00FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA133), Jul 13, 2000: Cessna 150E (N6196T), Ashton, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while making a low pass over an outdoor gathering of individuals. Factors include the intentional low pass, a tree located in a shadow generated…

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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