# NTSB DEN80DTE05: Cessna 185, N4742E, Greeley, CO, November 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1979
- Place: Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
- Location: 40.4233° N, 104.7091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4233&lon=-104.7091&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 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTE05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3248  79/11/13   GREELEY,CO          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N4742E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 1504 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            199 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOVELAND,CO                 LOVELAND,CO                  GREELEY,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4742E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4742E), registered now, S/N 18503853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weld County

## 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 19791113033519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791113033519A), Nov 13, 1979: Cessna 185, Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. Stud bounced acft on wheel lndg. Instructor took over. Acft veered off side of rwy, collapsing main gear.

## Other investigations on N4742E (4)

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 CEN23LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA189), May 16, 2023: Cessna A185f (N4742E), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with gusting wind.
- [NTSB CEN12CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA305), May 16, 2012: Cessna A185F (N4742E), Crystal Falls, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's abrupt maneuver to avoid deer that unexpectedly ran into the airplane's path during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA065), Dec 13, 1992: Cessna 185F (N4742E), Lanai, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT OBSTRUCTIONS WERE HIDDEN IN THE GRASS OF THE LANDING AREA CHOSEN BY THE PILOT FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB ANC88LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA090), Jul 11, 1988: Cessna A185F (N4742E), Georgetown, 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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