# NTSB DEN76FTE89: Cessna 150, N3087J, Hanover, CO, August 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1976
- Place: Hanover, CO · HANOVER, CO
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2064  76/8/14  NR.HANOVER,CO         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N3087J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLORADO SPRINGS,CO         RETURN                      HANOVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- CHUCKHOLES,CATTLE PATHS & 6 INCH GRASS IN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3087J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3087J-1977-07-11), registration cancelled 1977-07-11, S/N 15061187, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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 19760814025369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760814025369A), Aug 14, 1976: Cessna 150E, Hanover, CO, Substantial damage. Chuckholes,cattle paths & 6 inch grass in fld.

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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