DEN69D0063

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Fort Collins, CO · June 12, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1968
Place
Fort Collins, CO · FORT COLLINS, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N77447Cessna 120N8409JCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109481

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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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3-2446  68/6/12    FORT COLLINS,COLO   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1740                    N8409J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2446  68/6/12    FORT COLLINS,COLO   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 930
        TIME - 1740                    N77447              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 768 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N77447
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Valley Airpark

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
N8409J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Valley Airpark

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.