# NTSB DEN81FTE25: Cessna 337, N2453S, Aurora, CO, March 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1981
- Place: Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&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 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0366  81/3/15    AURORA,CO           CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N2453S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 1756 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            59 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBINA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENGLEWOOD,CO                AURORA,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2453S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2453S), registered now, S/N 21061294, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbina

## 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 19810315015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810315015579A), Mar 15, 1981: Cessna 337, Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. Student bounced on bad landing. Ran off runway. Instructor attempted belated go-around. Struck parked aircraft.

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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