# NTSB DEN66D0146: Cessna 180, N3253D, Fort Collins, CO, November 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1965
- Place: Fort Collins, CO · FORT COLLINS, CO
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3074   65/11/9   FORT COLLINS COLO   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N3253D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 1120 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT COLLINS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3253D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3253D-2022-07-02), registration cancelled 2022-07-02, S/N 32051 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Collins

## Other investigations on N3253D (2)

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 DEN86LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA156), Jun 6, 1986: Cessna 180 (N3253D), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0042), Jun 1, 1965: Cessna 180 (N3253D), Mapes, ND, substantial damage

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.

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