# NTSB DEN74DTC33: Cessna 150L, N10950, Riverton, WY, May 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1974
- Place: Riverton, WY · RIVERTON, WY
- Location: 43.0263° N, 108.3813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverton, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0263&lon=-108.3813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTC33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1141   74/5/6    RIVERTON,WYO        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N10950              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERTON,WYO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLIGHT,2ND LDG. PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10950](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10950-1990-09-04), registration cancelled 1990-09-04, S/N 15075161 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverton

## 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 19740506010719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740506010719A), May 6, 1974: Cessna 150L, Riverton, WY, Substantial damage. First solo flight,2nd ldg. Porpoised.

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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