# NTSB DEN71FXD47: Cessna 180, N3899C, Elizabeth, CO, January 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1971
- Place: Elizabeth, CO · ELIZABETH, CO
- Location: 39.3597° N, 104.6085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabeth, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3597&lon=-104.6085&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FXD47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FXD47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2151  71/1/16    ELIZABETH,COLO      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 662
        TIME - 1530                    N3899C              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST OIL PRES.LNDD ON NARROW RD,BOUNCED,SWERVED ONTO RUF TRRN.OIL SCREEN GASKET MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3899C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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