# NTSB DEN71DXT24: Cessna 150, N7966E, Kearns, UT, May 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1971
- Place: Kearns, UT · KEARNS, UT
- Location: 40.6519° N, 112.0094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearns, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6519&lon=-112.0094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXT24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXT24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2347   71/5/1    KEARNS,UT           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0730                    N7966E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      41, 1637 TOTAL HOURS, 87
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLC MUN.2
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- I/P TURNED FUEL VALVE OFF FOR SIMULATED FORCED LDG.ASSUMED STUDENT TURNED IT BACK ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7966E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7966E-2013-07-08), registration cancelled 2013-07-08, S/N 17766 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Slc Mun.2

## Other investigations on N7966E (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 LAX71FUA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA41), Jan 2, 1971: Cessna 150 (N7966E), Huntngton B., CA, 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.

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