# NTSB DEN72DTE29: Cessna 150H, N23175, Aurora, CO, August 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DTE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3168  71/8/28    AURORA,COLO         CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 105
        TIME - 2300                    N23175              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPS,COLO           AURORA,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ENROUTE PLT LOST ALT,STRUCK UNKWN OBJ,NS GR SPRTD,CONT FLT,LNDD WO NS GR,LEFT RWY,HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23175](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23175-2007-11-14), registration cancelled 2007-11-14, S/N 15068772, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- 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 Arpt

## Other investigations on N23175 (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 CHI07LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA010), Oct 29, 2006: Cessna 150H (N23175), Monroe City, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot not maintaining clearance from the tree during climb. Factors were the tree and the student pilot's lack of total experience.

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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