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Cessna 150K N2554Q

28 September 1987 · Aurora, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 September 1987 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N2554Q was involved in an accident near Aurora, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
39.7399, -104.7803
Aircraft
Cessna 150K
Registration
N2554Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Colorado Sprgs → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN87LA246

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE STUDENT PLT WAS FLYING A LONG CROSS COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE BECAME DISORIENTED AT THE FIRST CHECK POINT AND FOLLOWED HIGHWAYS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FOUR HOUR FLIGHT. THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT LANDED IN A WEED FILLED FIELD. DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO USEABLE FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT TANKS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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