# NTSB DEN75DTE32: Cessna 150, N5349Q, Greeley, CO, October 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTE32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3532  74/10/26 NR.GREELEY,COLO       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N5349Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 902 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            780 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GREELEY,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CFI PUT MIX CTL IN IDLE CUTOFF                  SN.DIDN'T RETURN SEL TO ON PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5349Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5349Q-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 15073249 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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 19741026036949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026036949A), Oct 26, 1974: Cessna 150L, Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. CFI put mix ctl in idle cutoff sn. Didn't return sel to on psn.

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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