# NTSB DEN78FTC33: Cessna 152, N67417, Gillette, WY, July 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1978
- Place: Gillette, WY · GILLETTE, WY
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTC33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2280  78/7/23    GILLETTE,WY         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1437                    N67417              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLETTE-CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERIDAN,WY                 GILLETTE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67417](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67417-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 152-81825 (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: Gillette-Campbell

## 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 19780723021399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723021399A), Jul 23, 1978: Cessna A150K, Gillette, WY, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N67417 (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 DEN80FTC19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC19), Jun 22, 1980: Cessna 152 (N67417), Sheridan, WY, 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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