# NTSB DEN78DTE09: Cessna 150H, N7248S, Durango, CO, November 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1977
- Place: Durango, CO · DURANGO, CO
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DTE09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3524   77/11/1 NR.DURANGO,CO         CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 325
        TIME - 1030                    N7248S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANIMAS AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DURANGO,CO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- DURING SIM ENG OUT PLT ADDED PWR BUT ACFT HIT GROUND BEFORE ENG RESPONDED. PAX ON CONTROLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7248S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7248S-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 15067948, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Animas Airpark

## 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 19771101035079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771101035079A), Nov 1, 1977: Cessna 150H, Durango, CO, Substantial damage. During sim eng out plt added pwr but acft hit ground before eng responded. Pax on controls.

## Other investigations on N7248S (1)

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 DEN91FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA034), Jan 20, 1991: Cessna 150H (N7248S), Mancos, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES BY CONTINUING THE FLIGHT AT NIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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