# NTSB DEN69D0150: Cessna 172, N7156A, Ft.Carson, CO, September 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1968
- Place: Ft.Carson, CO · FT.CARSON, CO
- Location: 38.6874° N, 104.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Carson, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6874&lon=-104.7489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0150
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0150

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4099  68/9/26    FT.CARSON,COLO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N7156A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTTS AAF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- SECOND TOUCH AND GO OF FIRST SOLO FLT. POSSIBILITY OF TURB FROM HELICOPTERS IN AREA. WIND 3K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7156A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7156A-2014-11-13), registration cancelled 2014-11-13, S/N 29256, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Butts Aaf

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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