# NTSB DEN71FXD16: Cessna 150H, N23381, Fort Collins, CO, August 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1970
- Place: Fort Collins, CO · FORT COLLINS, CO
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FXD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FXD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3315   70/8/1    FORT COLLINS,COLO   CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 225
        TIME - 1205                    N23381              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREELEY,COLO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- OBSVD MAKING SEVERAL SWEEPS OVER BOATS,SKIERS.HIT 10 TELFON WIRES APRX 35FT AGL.ACFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23381](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23381-1972-02-22), registration cancelled 1972-02-22, S/N 15068917 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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