# NTSB DEN78FTE38: Cessna 180, N2382C, Boulder, CO, March 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1978
- Place: Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0227   78/3/9    BOULDER,CO          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1119
        TIME - 1030                    N2382C              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOULDER,CO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- THE PIC GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE OTHER PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2382C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2382C-1999-07-12), registration cancelled 1999-07-12, S/N 30682 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boulder 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 19780309002159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309002159A), Mar 9, 1978: Cessna 180, Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. The PIC ground looped the aircraft after the other pilot lost dironal control.

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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