- Date
- August 6, 1978
- Place
- Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N577DBCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780806021629A
- Case key
- 140013
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2259 78/8/6 AURORA,CO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N577DB PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLOMBINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILL CITY,KS AURORA,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N577DB
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Colombine
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.