# NTSB DEN74DTE11: Cessna 150, N7735F, Sterling, CO, June 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1973
- Place: Sterling, CO · STERLING, CO
- Location: 40.6205° N, 103.1926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6205&lon=-103.1926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2464  73/6/18    STERLING,COLO       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 282
        TIME - 1400                    N7735F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAMAR,COLO                  STERLING,COLO                AKRON,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 50K.PLT LNDD AFT ENCTR HIGH GUSTS.THEN CONT ON NEXT LEG OF FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7735F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7735F-1973-11-16), registration cancelled 1973-11-16, S/N 15063835, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crosson Field

## 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 19730618020949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730618020949A), Jun 18, 1973: Cessna A150K, Sterling, CO, Substantial damage. Wnd gusting 50K.plt lndd aft enctr high gusts. Then cont on next leg of flt.

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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