# NTSB DEN80FTE20: Cessna A185F, N8389Q, Colorado Spgs, CO, January 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1980
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO · COLORADO SPGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1318  80/1/17    COLORADO SPGS,CO    CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 199
        TIME - 0952                    N8389Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLORADO SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ERIE,CO                     COLORADO SPGS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8389Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8389Q-2003-05-28), registration cancelled 2003-05-28, S/N 18503678, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Colorado Springs

## 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 19800117000539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117000539A), Jan 17, 1980: Cessna A185F, Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during go around attempt from a bad landing. Aircraft stalled, hit runway, flipped over.

## Other investigations on N8389Q (3)

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 FTW95LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA073), Dec 23, 1994: Cessna A185F (N8389Q), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN THE INADVERTENT STALL.
- [NTSB DEN90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA134), Jun 13, 1990: Cessna A185F (N8389Q), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION TO CHOOSE SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CFI'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.
- [NTSB DEN88LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA105), Apr 30, 1988: Cessna 185F (N8389Q), Erie, 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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