# NTSB DEN73FTE19: Cessna 182G, N3779U, Aurura, CO, August 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1972
- Place: Aurura, CO · AURURA, CO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTE19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3308  72/8/26    AURURA,COLO         CESSNA 182G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 1400
        TIME - 1240                    N3779U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURURA,COLO                 LOCAL
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3779U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3779U), registered now, S/N 18255179, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (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 N3779U (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 MKC67D0089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0089), Jun 8, 1966: Cessna 182 (N3779U), Larned, KS, 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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