# NTSB DEN74FTE78: Cessna 182, N52681, Englewood, CO, May 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1974
- Place: Englewood, CO · ENGLEWOOD, CO
- Location: 39.6470° N, 104.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Englewood, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6470&lon=-104.9945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTE78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1439  74/5/21    ENGLEWOOD,COLO      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 2017                    N52681              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOMFIELD,COLO             ENGLEWOOD,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT 7000 FT RWY.FLAPS UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52681](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52681), registered now, S/N 18262766, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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: Arapahoe County

## 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 19740521015199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740521015199A), May 21, 1974: Cessna 182P, Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Overshot 7000 ft rwy. Flaps up landing.

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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