DEN78FTE18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Ft.Collins, CO · December 13, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 13, 1977
Place
Ft.Collins, CO · FT.COLLINS, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N714ZWCessna 152
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771213039849A
Case key
144384

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3876  77/12/13 NR.FT.COLLINS,CO      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N714ZW              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT COLLINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FT.COLLINS,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- SWERVED DURING TOUCH AND GO ABORTED TAKE-OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N714ZW
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ft Collins

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.