# NTSB DEN76FTE63: Cessna 182K, N2653Q, Englewood, CO, April 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1976
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0925  76/4/25    ENGLEWOOD,CO        CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 188
        TIME - 1611                    N2653Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENGLEWOOD,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT AVOIDING OTR ACFT.PLT SAID L BRAKE INOP.NO BRAKE MALF FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2653Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2653Q), registered now, S/N 18257853, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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 19760425009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760425009549A), Apr 25, 1976: Cessna 182K, Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Went down embankment avoiding otr acft. Plt said l brake inop. No brake malf found.

## Other investigations on N2653Q (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 DEN74DTE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE46), Jan 16, 1974: Cessna 182K (N2653Q), Englewood, CO, substantial damage

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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