# NTSB DEN84LA061: Cessna 150L, N1667Q, Limon, CO, January 2, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 2, 1984, 15:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place: Limon, CO
- Coordinates: 39.2602, -103.680229 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2602&lon=-103.6802&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16317/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA061

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT ON HIS 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO FLT. AFTER RETURNING FROM TE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA, HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING. WHEN HE ADDED POWER FOR THE TAKEOFF PORTION. THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENTERED DEEPER SNOW & FORCED THE PLANE FURTHER TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY & THEN NOSED OVER IN 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1667Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1667Q-1988-08-16), registration cancelled 1988-08-16, S/N 15072967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15072967
- Airframe hours: 4274
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kevin Ross
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 21, 1983, 20 hours before
- Airport: LIC, Limon Municipal, runway 34, 4,000 × 40 ft, snow

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 36 °F

## 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 19840102000099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840102000099A), Jan 2, 1984: Cessna 150L, Limon, CO, Substantial damage. Solo student lost control on landing when wheel encountered snow windrows. Struck a snowbank

## Other investigations on N1667Q (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 MIA78FLA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA19), Mar 15, 1978: Cessna 150 (N1667Q), Barwick, GA, 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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