# NTSB DEN76DTE83: Cessna 172, N20545, Limon, CO, July 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1976
- Place: Limon, CO · LIMON, CO
- Location: 39.2651° N, 103.6859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Limon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2651&lon=-103.6859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTE83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1589  76/7/17    LIMON,CO            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N20545              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIMON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ENGLEWOOD,CO                RETURN                       LIMON,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           96                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- D-A 9000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20545](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20545-1982-09-28), registration cancelled 1982-09-28, S/N 17261382, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Limon

## 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 19760717019599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717019599A), Jul 17, 1976: Cessna 172M, Limon, CO, Substantial damage. D-a 9000FT.

## Other investigations on N20545 (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 DEN80FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA027), Mar 9, 1980: Cessna 172M (N20545), Englewood, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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