# NTSB DEN75AD016: Cessna 150L, N11945, Parker, CO, September 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1974
- Place: Parker, CO · PARKER, CO
- Location: 39.5092° N, 104.7719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5092&lon=-104.7719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2827  74/9/29  NR.PARKER,COLO        CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 0939                    N11945              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENGLEWOOD,COLO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT IMPACTD NR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN.NO WITNESSES.PLT FLEW 2 HRS LAST 90 DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11945](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11945-1974-11-25), registration cancelled 1974-11-25, S/N 15075723 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19740929033569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740929033569A), Sep 29, 1974: Cessna A150K, Parker, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft impactd nr vertical nose down. No witnesses. Plt flew 2 hrs last 90 days.

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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