# NTSB DEN81FTE15: Cessna 205, N8110Z, Englewood, CO, December 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1980
- Place: Englewood, CO · ENGLEWOOD, CO
- Location: 39.6470° N, 104.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Englewood, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6470&lon=-104.9945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3559  80/12/26   ENGLEWOOD,CO        CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 647
        TIME - 1800                    N8110Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENGLEWOOD,CO                GOODLAND,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING
        REMARKS- RAMP AND TAXIWAYS NOT MARKED OR LIGHTED.RAMP TAXIWAY ENDS BFR RWY TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8110Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arapahoe 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 19801226077319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801226077319A), Dec 26, 1980: Cessna 2105, Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Ran off end of unlighted taxiway into ditch. No markers for end of ramp. Faled to ask for taxi assistance.

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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