# NTSB DEN72FTE41: Cessna 182F, N3553U, Aurora, CO, November 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1971
- Place: Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FTE41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTE41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3927   71/11/3   AURORA,COLO         CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N3553U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT COLLINS,COLO             AURORA,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- PROP,FIREWALL DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3553U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3553U-2009-11-17), registration cancelled 2009-11-17, S/N 18254953, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: Sky Ranch

## Other investigations on N3553U (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 SEA85LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA011), Oct 18, 1984: Cessna 182F (N3553U), Snoqualmie Pass, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA77DYE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE32), Jun 28, 1977: Cessna 182 (N3553U), South Bend, WA, 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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