# NTSB DEN76DTE27: Cessna 188, N53211, Ft Collins, CO, September 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1975
- Place: Ft Collins, CO · FT COLLINS, CO
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTE27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3009   75/9/7    FT COLLINS,CO       CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N53211              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE UNK/NR, 7100 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YANKEE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT COLLINS,CO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PLT FERRIED ACFT TO WASH FACILITY. LND IN RECENTLY DISKED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53211](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53211), registered now, S/N 18801688T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yankee Field

## 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 19750907030949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750907030949A), Sep 7, 1975: Cessna A188B, Ft Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Plt ferried acft to wash facility. Lnd in recently disked fld.

## Other investigations on N53211 (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 FTW01LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA012), Oct 19, 2000: Cessna 188B (N53211), Stanton, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the power lines, while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.

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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