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Cessna 150F N6787F

26 January 1985 · Marvel, Colorado, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 26 January 1985 at about 23:28 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N6787F was involved in an accident near Marvel, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:28
Classification
Accident
Location
Marvel, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Registration
N6787F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Aztec → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN85FA069

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT ENTER A DIVE AND LEVEL OFF APRX 10-15 FT AGL. THE ACFT CONTINUED FLT CLOSE TO THE GROUND FOR APRX 1/2 MILE, THE WITNESS STATED, BEFORE A NEAR VERTICAL CLIMB WAS ENTERED UNTIL THE ACFT STALLED. RECOVERY FROM THE STALL WAS NOT MADE AND THE ACFT IMPACTED OPEN TERRAIN. NO MECHANICAL OR PHYSICAL PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION WHICH WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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