# Accident 20070714017469A: Cessna 180, Marble, CO, July 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2007, 07:45 local time
- Place: Marble, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0811° N, 107.2208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0811&lon=-107.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3196D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3196D-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 110 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070714017469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT'S DESCENT RATE WAS EXCESSIVE. THROTTLE WAS INCREASED TO DECREASE THE DESCENT RATE BUT WAS TOO LATE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN07CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA121), Jul 14, 2007: Cessna 180 (N3196D), Marble, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudging his altitude and his failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in a hard landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the excessive descent rate, and the…

## Other reports on N3196D (1)

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

- [Accident 19980619035369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980619035369A), Jun 19, 1998: Cessna 180 (N3196D), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. On June 19, 1998, at 1850 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 180, N3196D, sustained substantial damage during landing roll on a dirt road approximately 30 miles…

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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