# NTSB DEN80DTE17: Cessna 150M, N9424U, Peyton, CO, December 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1979
- Place: Peyton, CO · PEYTON, CO
- Location: 39.0330° N, 104.4904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peyton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0330&lon=-104.4904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTE17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3384  79/12/30   PEYTON,CO           CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 770
        TIME - 0900                    N9424U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 136 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PEYTON,CO                   PEYTON,CO                    NORTON,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9424U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9424U-2013-10-29), registration cancelled 2013-10-29, S/N 15078372, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Meadowlake

## 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 19791230036499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791230036499A), Dec 30, 1979: Cessna 150M, Peyton, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to take off on a snow-covered runway. He lost directional control when striking soft snow.

## Other investigations on N9424U (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 DEN82DA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA143), Jul 25, 1982: Cessna 150M (N9424U), Nr. Colorado Sp, CO, destroyed

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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