# Accident 19801223075929A: Cessna 177, Brighton, CO, December 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1980, 08:00 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Van-Aire
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9834° N, 104.7045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN AIRE (CO12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9834&lon=-104.7045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2871X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2871X-1981-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,880 total, 30 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801223075929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. CRASH LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY,FOUND RIGHT MAG INOP,OIL SOAKED.

## 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 DEN81FTE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE14), Dec 23, 1980: Cessna 177 (N2871X), Brighton, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2871X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780305016289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305016289I), Mar 5, 1978: Cessna 177 (N2871X), Fort Dodge, IA, Minor damage. Odor and eventual sparks came from the fuel gauge. Wrong type voltage regulator caused overvoltage.

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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