# NTSB DEN79DTE60: Cessna 150, N6018G, La Jara, CO, July 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1979
- Place: La Jara, CO · LA JARA, CO
- Location: 37.2735° N, 105.9597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Jara, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2735&lon=-105.9597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTE60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3275  79/7/13    LA JARA,CO          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N6018G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMA FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA JARA,CO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        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                                                      90
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- D/A APPROX 12000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6018G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6018G-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 15071518, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Lama Field

## 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 19790713020479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713020479A), Jul 13, 1979: Cessna 150, La Jara, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft came off ground on takeoff but would not remain airborne. Density alt. 12,000 feet.

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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