# NTSB DEN79FTE37: Cessna 172, N46288, Akron, CO, May 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1979
- Place: Akron, CO · AKRON, CO
- Location: 40.1635° N, 103.2203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1635&lon=-103.2203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1535  79/5/24    AKRON,CO            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 476
        TIME - 2112                    N46288              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,CO                    ENGLEWOOD,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46288](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46288), registered now, S/N 17257158, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Akron

## 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 19790524009369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524009369A), May 24, 1979: Cessna 172, Akron, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted a downind takeoff at night. Ran off runway while attempting to abort takeoff.

## Other investigations on N46288 (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 DEN76DTE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE72), May 20, 1976: Cessna 172I (N46288), Durango, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70F0128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0128), Aug 15, 1969: Cessna 172 (N46288), Fullerton, CA, destroyed

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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