# NTSB DEN78FTE67: Cessna 150H, N424DL, Montrose, CO, June 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1978
- Place: Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Location: 38.4688° N, 107.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4688&lon=-107.8590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1284  78/6/27  NR.MONTROSE,CO        CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N424DL              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 53, 5569 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTROSE,CO                 BRYCE CANYON,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      88
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DENS ALT 8900FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N424DL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424DL-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 15068494, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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 19780627015889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627015889A), Jun 27, 1978: Cessna 150H, Montrose, CO, Substantial damage. Dens alt 8900FT.

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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