# Accident 20150517006729A: Cessna 150C, Durango, CO, May 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2015, 14:50 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3367° N, 107.8678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3367&lon=-107.8678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1924Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1924Z-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150C (registry code 2071808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150517006729A

## Narrative

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

AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND AT 00C THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CUT OUT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD AND UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE LEFT WING HIT AN EMBANKMENT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN15CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA236), May 17, 2015: Cessna 150C (N1924Z), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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