# NTSB DEN78DTE90: Cessna 152, N757TN, Ellicott, CO, August 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1978
- Place: Ellicott, CO · ELLICOTT, CO
- Location: 38.8256° N, 104.3829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellicott, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8256&lon=-104.3829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DTE90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2257  78/8/22    ELLICOTT,CO         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N757TN              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLICOTT INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELLICOTT,CO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757TN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757TN-1989-09-12), registration cancelled 1989-09-12, S/N 15279993 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ellicott Intl

## 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 19780822023669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780822023669A), Aug 22, 1978: Cessna A150K, Ellicott, CO, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N757TN (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 DEN87LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA025), Nov 29, 1986: Cessna 152 (N757TN), Ellicott, 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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