# Accident 20110714015079A: Cessna 150L, Silverton, CO, July 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2011, 07:30 local time
- Place: Silverton, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7908° N, 107.5503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7908&lon=-107.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1539Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1539Q-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: TEXTRON LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA479) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110714015079A

## Narrative

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

PASSERBY REPORTED FINDING CRASHED AIRCRAFT WITH TWO DECEASED OCCUPANTS, 50' FROM ROAD AT 12.5K', APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES EAST OF SILVERTON, CO.

## 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 CEN11FA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA479), Jul 14, 2011: Cessna 150L (N1539Q), Silverton, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while operating it at low levels above mountainous terrain and in excess of its maximum allowable gross weight, which resulted in an…

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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