# NTSB DEN68D0261: Cessna 150H, N6987S, Cheraw, CO, May 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1968
- Place: Cheraw, CO · CHERAW, CO
- Location: 38.1077° N, 103.5110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheraw, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1077&lon=-103.5110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0261

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1225  68/5/12    CHERAW,COLO         CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N6987S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- HIGH ALFALFA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6987S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6987S), registered now, S/N 15067687, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6987S (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 DEN77DQD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQD20), May 12, 1977: Cessna 150 (N6987S), Hachita, NM, 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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