# NTSB DEN77FTE86: Cessna 172, N75821, Ignacio, CO, September 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1977
- Place: Ignacio, CO · IGNACIO, CO
- Location: 37.1178° N, 107.6375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ignacio, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1178&lon=-107.6375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTE86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3528  77/9/14  NR.IGNACIO,CO         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 350
        TIME - 1630                    N75821              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAJUNTA,CO                  FARMINGTON,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N75821 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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 19770914036349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770914036349A), Sep 14, 1977: Cessna 172N, Ignacio, 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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