# NTSB DEN78FTE20: Cessna 152, N25508, Colorado Sprgs, CO, December 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1977
- Place: Colorado Sprgs, CO · COLORADO SPRGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3783  77/12/29 NR.COLORADO SPRGS,CO  CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 0817                    N25508              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CO SPRGS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         COLORADO SPRGS,CO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N25508 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Co Sprgs Muni

## 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 19771229038319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771229038319A), Dec 29, 1977: Cessna 152, Colorado Sprgs, 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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