# NTSB DEN69A0046: Cessna 150G, N2649J, Franktown, CO, May 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1969
- Place: Franktown, CO · FRANKTOWN, CO
- Location: 39.3903° N, 104.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franktown, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3903&lon=-104.7419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69A0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1963   69/5/3    FRANKTOWN,COLO      CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N2649J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- DURING PWR ON AND OFF STALL PRACTICE,ACFT ENTERED SPIN APRX 2000 FT ABV TRRN DID NOT RECOVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2649J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2649J-1970-06-16), registration cancelled 1970-06-16, S/N 15065649 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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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