DEN81DTE60

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172N · Durango, CO · July 21, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1981
Place
Durango, CO · DURANGO, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N75564Cessna 172N
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810721043439A
Case key
124156

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3293  81/7/21    DURANGO,CO          CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N75564              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANIMAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DURANGO,CO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N75564
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Animas

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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.