# NTSB DEN78FTF02: Cessna 172, N5329V, Mancos, CO, September 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1978
- Place: Mancos, CO · MANCOS, CO
- Location: 37.3466° N, 108.2938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mancos, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3466&lon=-108.2938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTF02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTF02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4384  78/9/27  NR.MANCOS,CO          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 181
        TIME - 1805                    N5329V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,NM               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5329V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5329V-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N R1722289, 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: Substantial damage

## 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 19780927030539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780927030539A), Sep 27, 1978: Cessna 172D, Mancos,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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