# NTSB DEN80FTE16: Cessna 150, N50089, Paonia, CO, December 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1979
- Place: Paonia, CO · PAONIA, CO
- Location: 38.8698° N, 107.5921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paonia, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8698&lon=-107.5921&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE16

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50089-1982-11-30), registration cancelled 1982-11-30, S/N 15069056 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Fork Valley

## 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 19791228036809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791228036809A), Dec 28, 1979: Cessna 150H, Paonia, CO, Substantial damage. Tried to take off with snow & ice on acft. Unable to climb. Ran off end rwy into a barn.

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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