# NTSB DEN79DTE40: Cessna 180J, N52189, Aspen, CO, May 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1979
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTE40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3374  79/5/26    ASPEN,CO            CESSNA 180J         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2530
        TIME - 1030                    N52189              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASPEN,CO                    ASPEN,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52189](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52189-2013-04-02), registration cancelled 2013-04-02, S/N 18052547, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sardy Field

## 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 19790526023239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526023239A), May 26, 1979: Cessna 180J, Aspen, CO, Substantial damage. Flight instructor allowed the student to lose directional control on landing.

## Other investigations on N52189 (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC86LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA060), May 23, 1986: Cessna 180 (N52189), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC81DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG01), Oct 1, 1980: Cessna 180J (N52189), Girdwood, AK, 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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