# NTSB DEN74DTE47: Cessna 150, N1396Q, Greeley, CO, January 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1974
- Place: Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
- Location: 40.4233° N, 104.7091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4233&lon=-104.7091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0018  74/1/10    GREELEY,COLO        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N1396Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREELEY,COLO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SNOW BANK AT SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1396Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1396Q-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 15072696, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Weld County

## 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 19740110000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740110000709A), Jan 10, 1974: Cessna 150L, Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. Snow bank at side of rwy.

## Other investigations on N1396Q (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 SEA94LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA233), Sep 6, 1994: Cessna 150 (N1396Q), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL DETERIORATION AND/OR CONTAMINATION, AND THE PILOT'S DECISION TO OPERATE THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM.

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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