# NTSB DEN78DTE24: Cessna 182P, N7422Q, Ft.Collins, CO, January 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1978
- Place: Ft.Collins, CO · FT.COLLINS, CO
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DTE24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0136  78/1/27    FT.COLLINS,CO       CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N7422Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 552 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            88 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YANKEE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.COLLINS,CO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT CAME TO REST ON R WING AND PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7422Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7422Q), registered now, S/N 18261062, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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: Yankee Field

## 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 19780127000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780127000299A), Jan 27, 1978: Cessna 182H, Ft.Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Acft came to rest on r wing and prop.

## Other investigations on N7422Q (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 DEN77FTE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE50), May 28, 1977: Cessna 182P (N7422Q), Ft Collins, 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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