# NTSB DEN71FXD45: Cessna 150, N23316, Aurora, CO, January 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1971
- Place: Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FXD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FXD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0557  71/1/10    AURORA,COLO         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1220                    N23316              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 1210 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            675 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PLT CRASH LNDD TO AVOID A BUSY FREEWAY. ENG CKD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23316](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23316-2013-06-05), registration cancelled 2013-06-05, S/N 15068869, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Sky Ranch

## Other investigations on N23316 (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 CHI04CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA239), Aug 22, 2004: Cessna 150H (N23316), Golden, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance. A factor was the tires positioned at the end of the runway.

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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