# NTSB DEN69F0240: Cessna 150, N23216, Cheyenne, WY, April 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1969
- Place: Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69F0240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0240

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1290  69/4/20    CHEYENNE,WYO        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 0932                    N23216              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      62
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       28
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- SOLO X-C FLT. WIND GUSTING 40K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23216](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23216-1972-12-26), registration cancelled 1972-12-26, S/N 15068799 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cheyenne

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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