# NTSB DEN81FTE24: Cessna 180, N2835A, Bennett, CO, March 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1981
- Place: Bennett, CO · BENNETT, CO
- Location: 39.7420° N, 104.4287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennett, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7420&lon=-104.4287&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0363   81/3/8    BENNETT,CO          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 650
        TIME - 1000                    N2835A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENGLEWOOD,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RWY COVERED W 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNW.PLT RPRTD-R MAIN GEAR HIT A DRIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2835A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2835A), registered now, S/N 30035, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19810308013089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308013089A), Mar 8, 1981: Cessna 180, Bennett, CO, Substantial damage. Landed on snow-covered private strip. Main gear collapsed. Snow depth up to six inches.

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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