# NTSB DEN69A0002: Cessna 150, N4416U, Bailey, CO, July 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1968
- Place: Bailey, CO · BAILEY, CO
- Location: 39.4055° N, 105.4733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bailey, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4055&lon=-105.4733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4609  68/7/28    BAILEY,COLO         CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 0910                    N4416U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT WAITED TOO LONG TO TURN BACK DURING ATTEMPT TO CLIMB UP MT RIDGE.DENS ALT APRX 13000 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4416U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4416U-1970-08-18), registration cancelled 1970-08-18, S/N 15060416 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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