# NTSB DEN73AD040: Cessna A150K, N8476M, Pueblo, CO, February 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1973
- Place: Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
- Location: 38.2544° N, 104.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pueblo, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2544&lon=-104.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0754  73/2/22    PUEBLO,COLO         CESSNA A150K        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1733                    N8476M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUEBLO MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUEBLO,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC
        REMARKS- PLT CLRD TO LND RWY 7R,LINED UP WITH 7L.B-727 MADE APCH TO 7L PRIOR.TWR DIDNT WARN PLT ABOUT B-727
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8476M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8476M-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N A15000176, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730222010539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730222010539A), Feb 22, 1973: Cessna A150K, Pueblo, CO, Destroyed. Plt clrd to lnd rwy 7R,lined up with 7L.B-727 made apch to 7L prior. Twr didnt warn plt about B-727

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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