# Accident 20071004023769A: Cessna 172N, Calhan, CO, October 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2007, 13:30 local time
- Place: Calhan, CO
- Airport: Calhan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0347° N, 104.2842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0347&lon=-104.2842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2263E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2263E-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071004023769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC STATED HE WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT INTO TALL GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. DESPITE CORRECTING FOR THE LEFT TURNING TENDENCY THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK 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 DEN08CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA002), Oct 4, 2007: Cessna 172N (N2263E), Calhan, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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