# NTSB DEN69F0167: Cessna 172, N4411L, Denver, CO, December 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1968
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69F0167
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4480  68/12/25   DENVER,COLO         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1144                    N4411L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4411L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4411L-2001-02-06), registration cancelled 2001-02-06, S/N 17254496 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stapleton

## Other investigations on N4411L (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 ANC00FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00FA110), Aug 31, 2000: Cessna 172G (N4411L), Juneau, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall/mush. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of certification.

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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