# NTSB DEN69D0079: Cessna 150, N7826Z, Aurora, CO, August 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1968
- Place: Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0079

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2726   68/8/2    AURORA,COLO         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2000                    N7826Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 639 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            598 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYRANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           DUAL STUDENT - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- TAIL WIND 16-22 KTS WITH GUSTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7826Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7826Z-1977-09-08), registration cancelled 1977-09-08, S/N 15059926 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyranch

## Other investigations on N7826Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI77FEE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE41), Aug 8, 1977: Cessna 150C (N7826Z), Plato Center, IL, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.