# NTSB DEN82DA143: Cessna 150M, N9424U, Nr. Colorado Sp, CO, July 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 25, 1982, 16:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place: Nr. Colorado Sp, CO
- Coordinates: 38.809471, -104.709068 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8095&lon=-104.7091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72054/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA143

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high terrain (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT CRASHED IN NORTH CHEYENNE WOOD NEAR PIKES PEAK AT APPROXIMATELY 8400 FT MSL. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER ARRIVING AT THE FIRST RIDGE OF MOUNTAINS HE WAS CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFTS. UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN, HE TURNED INTO A BOX CANYON.

## 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
- Serial number: 15078372
- Airframe hours: 3285
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Elias Marzan Hernandez
- Registered owner: G.H.T. Aviation, Inc.
- Departed: 00V, FALCON, CO
- Destination: 00V, FALCON, CO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 495 total, 200 in this make and model, 426 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 192 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: COS, 13 nm away

## 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 19820725031909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725031909A), Jul 25, 1982: Cessna 150M, Colorado Spring, CO, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain after encountering downdrafts.

## 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 DEN80DTE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE17), Dec 30, 1979: Cessna 150M (N9424U), Peyton, CO, substantial damage

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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