# NTSB DEN78DTE35: Cessna 172F, N7639U, State Bridge, CO, February 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1978
- Place: State Bridge, CO · STATE BRIDGE, CO
- Location: 39.8578° N, 106.6498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State Bridge, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8578&lon=-106.6498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DTE35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0601  78/2/28  NR.STATE BRIDGE,CO    CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 4208
        TIME - 1545                    N7639U              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAGLE,CO                    EAGLE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DESCENDED BELOW SURROUNDING TERRAIN DURING SEARCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7639U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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