# NTSB DEN78FA033: Cessna 152, N757CP, Parker, CO, March 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1978
- Place: Parker, CO · PARKER, CO
- Location: 39.5092° N, 104.7719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5092&lon=-104.7719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0672  78/3/14  NR.PARKER,CO          CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 0720                    N757CP              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENGLEWOOD,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PRACTICE SLOW FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757CP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757CP-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 15279635 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19780314008699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780314008699A), Mar 14, 1978: Cessna A150K, Parker, CO, Destroyed. Practice slow flight.

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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