# NTSB DEN78FTE28: Cessna 404, N5442G, Englewood, CO, February 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Englewood, CO · ENGLEWOOD, CO
- Location: 39.6470° N, 104.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Englewood, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6470&lon=-104.9945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0232  78/2/11    ENGLEWOOD,CO        CESSNA 404          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2143                    N5442G              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 21, 1208 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            258 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DURANGO,CO                  ENGLEWOOD,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- AC CONTACTED SOFT,LEVEL GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5442G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5442G-2011-03-17), registration cancelled 2011-03-17, S/N 404-0060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Registry model: [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (registry code 2075901) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arapahoe County

## 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 19780211001399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211001399A), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna 402B, Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Ac contacted soft,level ground.

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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