# Accident 19880818035269A: Cessna 177RG, Denver, CO, August 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9408° N, 105.0590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9408&lon=-105.0590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53049, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53049-1994-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 399 total, 59 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880818035269A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED LEVEL OFF HEIGHT AND DROPPED TO RUNWAY FROM 10 FEET. IMPACT BUCKLED THE FIREWALL.

## 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 DEN88LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA190), Aug 18, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N53049), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53049 (4)

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

- [Accident 19940101000089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940101000089A), Jan 1, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N53049), Laveta, CO, Destroyed. Entered pass below summit altitude. Severe turbulence and downdraft. Stalled climbing. High density altitude.
- [Incident 19870921071259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870921071259I), Sep 21, 1987: Cessna 177RG (N53049), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Landed gear up. No mechanical malfunctions found. Pilot claimed gear was lowered on downwind.
- [Incident 19850912055409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850912055409I), Sep 12, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N53049), Broomfield, CO. Turned in wrong direction at map after numerous advisories. ATC reminder to extend gear. No ground control contact.
- [Incident 19841101060869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841101060869I), Nov 1, 1984: Cessna 177RG (N53049), Crockett, TX, Minor damage. Nose wheel failed to turn and aircraft ran off taxiway into soft ground causing prop and stabilizer 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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