DEN69A0030

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Aurora, CO · December 26, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 26, 1968
Place
Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6253RCessna 150N8001SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107255

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4005  68/12/26   AURORA,COLO         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N8001S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT.  ACFT COLLIDED AT INTERSECTION OF RNWYS 36 AND 8.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4005  68/12/26   AURORA,COLO         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N6253R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- INSTR DID NOT INSURE THAT STUDENT WAS BRIEFED ON USE OF UNICOM FOR TRAFFIC ADVISORY.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N6253R
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Ranch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N8001S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Ranch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.