# NTSB DEN77FTE53: Cessna 206, N71516, Glenwood Spgs, CO, June 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1977
- Place: Glenwood Spgs, CO · GLENWOOD SPGS, CO
- Location: 39.5464° N, 107.3433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenwood Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5464&lon=-107.3433&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTE53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1978   77/6/2    GLENWOOD SPGS,CO    CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 523
        TIME - 1710                    N71516              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENWOOD SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROOSEVELT,UT                GLENWOOD SPGS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71516](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71516-2018-09-05), registration cancelled 2018-09-05, S/N U20602150, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glenwood Springs

## 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 19770602023089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770602023089A), Jun 2, 1977: Cessna TU206F, Glenwood Spgs, 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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