Cessna 150 N18009

Summary

On 2 May 1985 at about 22:58 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N18009 was involved in an accident near Glenwood Spring, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 May 1985 at 22:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Glenwood Spring, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.5400, -107.3293

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N18009

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85LA124

1 person was seriously injured.

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 ACFT CRASHED INTO A BASKETBALL COURT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM GLENWOOD SPRINGS ARPT. THE PLT MADE A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND TURNED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT 100 FT ABOVE THE GROUND DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB. HE SAID THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH WHEN THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS PUSHED IN. WHILE ADJUSTING THE MIXTURE CONTROL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ACFT STALLED 50 FT ABOVE THE GROUND AND BROKE INTO 3 PIECES ON GROUND IMPACT. THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS FOUND IN THE LEAN POSITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.