# Accident 19740115000249A: Cessna 172K, Fort Lupton, CO, January 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1974
- Place: Fort Lupton, CO
- Airport: Flying D Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.0835° N, 104.8034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lupton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0835&lon=-104.8034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84631, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84631-2013-05-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 160 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE44-201594) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740115000249A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN74DTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE44-201594), Jan 15, 1974: Cessna 172 (N84631), Fort Lupton, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84631 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830215004069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215004069A), Feb 15, 1983: Cessna 172K (N84631), Dove Creek, CO, Substantial damage. Dragged a wing in the snow on a low pass over the unplowed runway. The aircraft then cartwheeled.

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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