- Date
- April 27, 1980
- Place
- Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N618MNCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800427010519A
- Case key
- 130883
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1308 80/4/27 BOULDER,CO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 50 TOTAL TIME - 2200 N618MN PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOULDER,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUCTUATING REMARKS- PLT ACCRUED 3.5HRS TOTAL NIGHT FLT TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N618MN
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Boulder Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N618MN · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.