# NTSB DEN77DTE05: Cessna 172E, N5384, Colorado Spgs, CO, October 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1976
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO · COLORADO SPGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTE05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3640  76/10/16 NR.COLORADO SPGS,CO   CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1135                    N5384               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         COLORADO SPGS,CO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING APPROACH.RECOVERY BEGAN TO LATE TO AVOID GROUND CONTACT. FLEW TO ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5384](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5384), registered now, S/N R172-0238, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19761016036579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761016036579A), Oct 16, 1976: Cessna R172E, Colorado Spgs, CO, Substantial damage. Simulated emergency landing approach. Recovery began to late to avoid ground contact. Flew to arpt.

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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