# Accident 20260321003949A: Cessna 150G, Ellicot, CO, March 21, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2026, 10:23 local time
- Place: Ellicot, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8743° N, 104.4098° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8743&lon=-104.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6305S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6305S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,951 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260321003949A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 21ST 2026 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK HIS AIRCRAFT OUT FOR TOUCH AND GO'S TO STAY UP ON HIS CURRENCY. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF HEADING SOUTH WITH NO ISSUES AND WHEN NEXT SEEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING LEFT AT AN EXTREME ANGLE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT CO4. THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY LEVELED OUT PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE GROUND AND COLLIDED WITH A BERM LOCATED IN A FIELD ON AIRPORT GROUNDS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AT A LOW SPEED LOW ANGLE AND NOSED OVER AFTER THE COLLISION WITH THE BERM. THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL WAS SHEARED OFF AND SUFFERED COMPRESSION DAMAGE ALONG THE NOSE AND TOP OF BOTH WINGS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PIC SUFFERED LACERATIONS ON THE HEAD AND BRAIN TRAUMA LEADING TO SEVERE MEMORY LOSS. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PIC'S WIFE THE PIC HAD STATED TO HER THAT HE "THINKS HE PASSED OUT" DURING THE FLIGHT. HIS LAST BASIC MEDICAL WAS ON 02/25/2026, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS WAS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION OR NOT. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF HEAD TRAUMA IT IS UNCONFIRMED IF WHAT THE PIC'S REMEMBERS IS ACTUALLY TRUE.

## 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 CEN26LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA156), Mar 21, 2026: Cessna 150G (N6305S), Ellicott, CO, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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