# NTSB DEN66D0301: Cessna 150, N3074J, Hotchkiss, CO, February 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1966
- Place: Hotchkiss, CO · HOTCHKISS, CO
- Location: 38.7990° N, 107.7134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hotchkiss, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7990&lon=-107.7134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0301
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0301

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0799  66/2/25    HOTCHKISS COLO      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 355
        TIME - 1400                    N3074J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3074J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3074J-1969-04-07), registration cancelled 1969-04-07, S/N 15061174 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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