# NTSB DEN75FTE48: Cessna 188B, N70135, Longmont, CO, January 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1975
- Place: Longmont, CO · LONGMONT, CO
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTE48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0111  75/1/21    LONGMONT,CO         CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 374
        TIME - 1655                    N70135              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONGMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEOTI,KS                    LONGMONT,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL LOCK SPRING BROKEN.NARROW RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70135](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70135-1993-11-18), registration cancelled 1993-11-18, S/N 18801844T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Longmont Muni

## 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 19750121001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750121001209A), Jan 21, 1975: Cessna A188B, Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Tail wheel lock spring broken. Narrow rwy.

## Other investigations on N70135 (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 MKC88DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCJ01), May 11, 1988: Cessna A188B (N70135), Dalton, NE, destroyed

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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