# Accident 20140531007679A: Cessna 150K, Watkins, CO, May 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2014, 00:22 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8006° N, 104.5944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8006&lon=-104.5944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6275G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6275G-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 610 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140531007679A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 31, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 0022 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), N6275G, SN# 15071775,CESSNA 150K AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN 1.6 MILES NORTHWEST OF  FRONT RANGE AIRPORT IN WATKINS, COLORADO (LAT 39° 48?2?/ LONG 104°35?39?).  TWO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS INSTRUMENT METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) WITH DENSE FOG AND VERY LOW CLOUD CEILINGS.

## 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 CEN14FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA265), May 31, 2014: Cessna 150 (N6275G), Watkins, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control and subsequent aerodynamic stall due to spatial disorientation in night instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction due…

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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