# Accident 20070720015979A: Cessna A185F, Centennial, CO, July 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2007, 15:05 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5728° N, 104.8603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5728&lon=-104.8603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78011, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78011-2010-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070720015979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N78011 DEPARTED RWY 17 LEFT, AIRCRAFT NEVER GOT OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY PERPENDICULAR TO END OF RWY. AIRCRAT VEERED OFF OF HIGHWAY, STRUCK A TREE WITH LEFT WING. DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND SPAR AND TO FLOAT LEFT REAR FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT POINT. NO INJURIES.

## 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 DEN07LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA124), Jul 20, 2007: Cessna A185F (N78011), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THIS CASE WAS REVISED 10/31/2007. Low compression in number 2 cylinder, which reduced the airplane's climb capability. Contributing factors in this accident were the high density altitude conditions,…

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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