# NTSB DEN78FTE82: Cessna 172, N577DB, Aurora, CO, August 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2259   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780806021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806021629A), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna 172D, Aurora,Co, 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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