# NTSB DEN71FXD32: Cessna 150F, N8056F, Watkins, CO, October 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1970
- Place: Watkins, CO · WATKINS, CO
- Location: 39.6984° N, 104.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6984&lon=-104.5772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FXD32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FXD32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3890  70/10/17   WATKINS,COLO        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 149
        TIME - 0941                    N8056F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATKINS,COLO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIT TREE ABOUT 40 FT AGL ON OWN RANCH. WIFE AND GRANDFATHER SAW ACCDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8056F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8056F-2018-12-13), registration cancelled 2018-12-13, S/N 15064156, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyline

## Other investigations on N8056F (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 DEN67D0155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0155), Nov 14, 1966: Cessna 150 (N8056F), Aurora, CO, 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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