# NTSB DEN75DTE39: Cessna 150, N11420, Ellicott, CO, November 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1974
- Place: Ellicott, CO · ELLICOTT, CO
- Location: 38.8256° N, 104.3829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellicott, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8256&lon=-104.3829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTE39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3663  74/11/24   ELLICOTT,COLO       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1640                    N11420              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLO.SPRINGS,COLO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED SPIN,ENG QUIT.ACFT LANDED IN OPEN PASTURE,NO DAMAGE.ATTMPT TAKEOFF AND HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11420](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11420-2011-11-10), registration cancelled 2011-11-10, S/N 15075407, built 1973 (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

## 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 19741124039169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741124039169A), Nov 24, 1974: Cessna 150L, Ellicott, CO, Substantial damage. Acft entered spin,eng quit. Acft landed in open pasture,no damage. Attmpt takeoff and hit fence.

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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