Cessna 152 N4877P
18 August 1983 · Akron, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1983 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4877P, operated by Wings of Denver, was involved in an accident near Akron, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Akron, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Akron (AKO)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N4877P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wings of Denver
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Englewood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83LA192
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. THE PLT SAID HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND WHEN THE NOSE WAS LOWERED THE GEAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND COLLAPSED. A WITNESS, WHO IS A CFI SAID THE ACFT LANDED AND BOUNCE ABOUT 3 TIMES AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. AN EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED EVIDENCE OF AN OVERSTRESS TYPE FAILURE. THE PLT WHO HAD FLOWN THIS ACFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT NOTED NO DISCREPANCIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1983 | Cessna 152 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1983 | Cessna 152 | Augusta, Kansas, United States | Goldwing Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Eagle Air, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Daniel Philip King | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12D | Vernon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188A | Burlington, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1983 | Cessna 172 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 23 Jul 1983 | Mooney M20J | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |