# NTSB DEN77FTM16: Cessna 150B, N4414U, Parawon, UT, May 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1977
- Place: Parawon, UT · PARAWON, UT
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1164  77/5/16    PARAWON,UT          CESSNA 150B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0840                    N4414U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 27, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARAWON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARAWON,UT                  KANAB,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLAPS 30 DEG,UPSLOPE RWY. DENSITY ALT 7000FT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4414U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4414U-2014-10-09), registration cancelled 2014-10-09, S/N 15060414, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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
- Airport: Parawon

## 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 19770516012329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770516012329A), May 16, 1977: Cessna 150D, Parawon, UT, Substantial damage. Flaps 30 deg,upslope rwy. Density alt 7000FT

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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