DEN76AD002

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Monument, CO · July 12, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 12, 1975
Place
Monument, CO · MONUMENT, CO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N19449Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750712024649A
Case key
149437

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1920  75/7/12  NR.MONUMENT,CO        CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 384
        TIME - 1643                    N19449              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLORADO SPRINGS,CO         RETURN                       PEYTON,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT FLYING LOW ALT SEARCH FOR DOGS.DENSITY ALT 9000FT.

Aircraft

Registration
N19449
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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Other investigations on N19449 · 1

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