# NTSB DEN74DTE81: Cessna 180, N1626C, Crestd Butte, CO, May 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1974
- Place: Crestd Butte, CO · CRESTD BUTTE, CO
- Location: 38.8678° N, 106.9773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crested Butte, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8678&lon=-106.9773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2147  74/5/29    CRESTD BUTTE,COLO   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N1626C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 1369 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            204 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERZUH-ROUSE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESTD BUTTE,COLO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           55                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WET RWY HAD 2600FT USABLE.ROUGH FROM WET SPOTS. DENSITY ALT 10900FT,TKOF ATMTD UPSLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1626C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1626C), registered now, S/N 30326, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Verzuh-Rouse

## 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 19740529020339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740529020339A), May 29, 1974: Cessna 180, Crestd Butte, CO, Substantial damage. Wet rwy had 2600FT usable. Rough from wet spots. Density alt 10900FT,tkof atmtd upslope.

## Other investigations on N1626C (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 LAX73DUM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUM11), Nov 25, 1972: Cessna 180 (N1626C), Calexico, CA, 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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