# Accident 19730121002799A: Cessna 172K, Boulder, CO, January 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1973
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 40.0394° N, 105.2261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOULDER MUNI (BDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0394&lon=-105.2261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N686JF-2013-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 6 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730121002799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAXIING AROUND WATER PUDDLE ON TWY,HIT SNOWPLOW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN73FTE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE48), Jan 21, 1973: Cessna 172 (N686JF), Boulder, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N686JF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970326003769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326003769A), Mar 26, 1997: Cessna 172K (N686JF), Telluride, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft wheel ran off runway and went into deep mud, attempted a go around, flipped over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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