# NTSB DEN73DTC22: Cessna 180A, N5220D, Glendo, WY, March 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1973
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTC22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0669  73/3/18    GLENDO,WYO          CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 57, 490
        TIME - 1230                    N5220D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BASS RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDO,WYO                  CASPER,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NOT RECEIVED A SAFE FOR SOLO ENDORSEMENT IN LAST 90DAYS.STRIP NOT PROPERLY PLOWED.HIT WIRE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5220D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5220D-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 50118, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (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: Bass Ranch Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730318006059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730318006059A), Mar 18, 1973: Cessna 180E, Glendo, WY, Substantial damage. Plt had not received a safe for solo endorsement in last 90DAYS.strip not properly plowed. Hit wire

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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