# NTSB DEN78FTE25: Cessna 172, N736SP, Idaho Springs, CO, February 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1978
- Place: Idaho Springs, CO · IDAHO SPRINGS, CO
- Location: 39.7488° N, 105.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7488&lon=-105.5047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0230   78/2/4  NR.IDAHO SPRINGS,CO   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3803
        TIME - 1745                    N736SP              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 216 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASPEN,CO                    STAPELTON INTL ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- AC WAS CLOSE TO A 11709 MTN AT A RECORDED ALTITUDE OF 11400.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N736SP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736SP), registered now, S/N R1722755, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Stapelton 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 19780204001089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780204001089A), Feb 4, 1978: Cessna 172D, Idaho Springs, CO, Substantial damage. Ac was close to a 11709 mtn at a recorded altitude of 11400.

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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