# NTSB DEN76FTE51: Cessna T337C, N2629S, Brighton, CO, February 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1976
- Place: Brighton, CO · BRIGHTON, CO
- Location: 39.9657° N, 104.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9657&lon=-104.7941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0490  76/2/22    BRIGHTON,CO         CESSNA T337C        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1567
        TIME - 1710                    N2629S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEAVENWORTH,KS              FT LUPTON,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN OPEN FIELD 575FT FROM TREES IN FLT PATH.AREA NOT PREPARED LDG SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2629S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2629S-1984-12-17), registration cancelled 1984-12-17, S/N 337-0929, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337C
- Registry model: [Cessna T337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337c) (registry code 2075714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760222005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760222005189A), Feb 22, 1976: Cessna T337C, Brighton, CO, Substantial damage. Acft touched down in open field 575FT from trees in flt path. Area not prepared ldg site.

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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