- Date
- December 28, 1979
- Place
- Paonia, CO · PAONIA, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N50089Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791228036809A
- Case key
- 132091
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3770 79/12/28 PAONIA,CO CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 290 TIME - 1600 N50089 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH FORK VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAONIA,CO GRAND JUNCTION,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- PATCHES OF SNOW & ICE FOUND ON TOP OF WINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50089
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Fork Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.