# Accident 19780204001089A: Cessna 172D, Idaho Springs, CO, February 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1978
- Place: Idaho Springs, CO
- Airport: Stapelton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.7488° N, 105.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7488&lon=-105.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,803 total, 216 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780204001089A

## Narrative

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

AC WAS CLOSE TO A 11709 MTN AT A RECORDED ALTITUDE OF 11400.

## 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 DEN78FTE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE25), Feb 4, 1978: Cessna 172 (N736SP), Idaho Springs, CO, minor 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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