# NTSB DEN72AD016: Cessna 150, N6117T, Bennett, CO, September 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1971
- Place: Bennett, CO · BENNETT, CO
- Location: 39.7420° N, 104.4287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennett, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7420&lon=-104.4287&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2359  71/9/25    BENNETT,COLO        CESSNA 150          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 0819                    N6117T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,COLO                 BENNETT,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT HAD STATED INTEREST IN SPINS. ACFT DMG CONSISTENT WITH R SPIN AT IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6117T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6117T-1971-12-02), registration cancelled 1971-12-02, S/N 15060817 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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