# NTSB DEN81FTE32: Cessna 152, N67533, Denver, CO, April 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1981
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0790  81/4/16  NR.DENVER,CO          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N67533              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DENVER,CO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67533](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67533-1991-08-10), registration cancelled 1991-08-10, S/N 15281895 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19810416016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416016709A), Apr 16, 1981: Cessna 152, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Student pilot on first solo lost control during landing and ran off runway.

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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