# NTSB DEN77FTE73: Cessna 150, N714AE, Two Buttes, CO, August 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1977
- Place: Two Buttes, CO · TWO BUTTES, CO
- Location: 37.5607° N, 102.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Two Buttes, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5607&lon=-102.3966&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTE73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2063  77/8/15    TWO BUTTES,CO       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1414                    N714AE              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOODLAND KS                 LA JUNTA,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ATMTD LDG ON ROAD,AVOIDED TRACTOR,LND IN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714AE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714AE-1992-03-19), registration cancelled 1992-03-19, S/N 15079020 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19770815026199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815026199A), Aug 15, 1977: Cessna A150K, Two Buttes, CO, Substantial damage. Atmtd ldg on road,avoided tractor,lnd in fld.

## Other investigations on N714AE (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW90LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA036), Nov 27, 1989: Cessna 150 (N714AE), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PLT. A FACTOR IN THIS WAS THE IMPROPER INITIAL TRAINING BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
- [NTSB FTW85LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA327), Aug 18, 1985: Cessna 150M (N714AE), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage

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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