# Accident 19761016036579A: Cessna R172E, Colorado Spgs, CO, October 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1976
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5384, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5384) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761016036579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING APPROACH.RECOVERY BEGAN TO LATE TO AVOID GROUND CONTACT. FLEW TO ARPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN77DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE05), Oct 16, 1976: Cessna 172E (N5384), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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