DEN69D0025

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Eaton, CO · June 16, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1968
Place
Eaton, CO · EATON, CO
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3051XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110302

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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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3-1730  68/6/16    EATON,COLO          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1355                    N3051X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 620 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N3051X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.