# NTSB DEN69D0180: Cessna 177, N2878X, Del Norte, CO, January 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1969
- Place: Del Norte, CO · DEL NORTE, CO
- Location: 37.6780° N, 106.3530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Norte, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6780&lon=-106.3530&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0180
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0180

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0075  69/1/24    DEL NORTE,COLO      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N2878X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEL NORTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- NO FLAPS USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2878X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Del Norte

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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