# Accident 20070912021919A: Cessna 180, Englewood, CO, September 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2007, 14:18 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5703° N, 104.8494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5703&lon=-104.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4719B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4719B-2010-08-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,897 total, 694 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070912021919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE HAD FLOWN FROM APA TO SALIDA TO PUEBLO AND BACK TO APA. THE TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS. HE WAS GIVEN A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35R BY APA, ATCT. HE HAD PROPERLY ENRICHED THE MIXTURE FOR LANDING. AT 215 FEET AGL ON SHORT FINAL THE ENGINE QUIT. HE MAINTAINED 60 MPH AND CRASH LANDED ON THE GOLF COURSE PROPERTY. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY RATED AND QUALIFIED. THE PILOT BELIEVES THE MIXTURE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED AND WENT TO IDLE CUT OFF CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS 11/3/06. ENGINE TIME WAS 1205 WITH 573 SMOH. (-23 AMENDMENT) ADDITION: ON SCENE, 8 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT WING TANK AND 12 GALLONS FROM THE RIGHT WING TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT. NO WATER, EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION OR SEDIMENT WAS FOUND.

## 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 DEN07FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA157), Sep 12, 2007: Cessna 180 (N4719B), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the force landing attempt resulting in a stall-spin and the subsequent impact with the ground. A factor contributing to the accident was…

## Other reports on N4719B (1)

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

- [Accident 19930909033739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930909033739A), Sep 9, 1993: Cessna 180 (N4719B), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Windshift on takeoff. Lost directional control. Hard brake used. Nosed over.

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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