# NTSB DEN76FTE50: Cessna 150M, N3445V, Brighton, CO, February 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1976
- Place: Brighton, CO · BRIGHTON, CO
- Location: 39.9657° N, 104.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9657&lon=-104.7941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0165  76/2/11    BRIGHTON,CO         CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N3445V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 74 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN AIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOMFIELD,CO               BRIGHTON,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT GROUNDLOOPED ACFT TO AVOID DITCH. MIXT CTL FOUND IN FULL LEAN POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3445V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Aire

## 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 19760211001789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760211001789A), Feb 11, 1976: Cessna 150M, Brighton, CO, Substantial damage. Plt groundlooped acft to avoid ditch. Mixt ctl found in full lean pos.

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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