DEN70A0021

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150F · Aurora, CO · September 15, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 15, 1969
Place
Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8803SCessna 150F
Status
Completed · report December 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158177

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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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3-2566  69/9/15    AURORA,COLO         CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N8803S              PX-  1  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,COLO                 AURORA,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N8803S
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Ranch

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.