# NTSB DEN73DTC10: Cessna 180B, N9122T, Glendo, WY, October 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1972
- Place: Glendo, WY · GLENDO, WY
- Location: 42.5049° N, 105.0250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendo, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5049&lon=-105.0250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTC10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2727  72/10/11   GLENDO,WYO          CESSNA 180B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1106
        TIME - 1405                    N9122T              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDO,WYO                  GLENDO,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ALT AGL TOO LOW TO RESPOND TO RAPID PWR ADVANCE.LDG ON RIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9122T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9122T), registered now, S/N 50622, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (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

## Other investigations on N9122T (3)

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 DEN68F0080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0080), Aug 13, 1967: Cessna 180 (N9122T), Lander, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0012), May 24, 1966: Cessna 180B (N9122T), Polacca, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2351), Jun 18, 1964: Cessna 180 (N9122T), Phoenix, AZ, 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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