# Accident 19740813026419A: Cessna 172M, Colo Springs, CO, August 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1974
- Place: Colo Springs, CO
- Airport: Peterson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13548, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 40 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FTE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740813026419A

## Narrative

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

RUNUP AREA IN DIRECT PATH OF JET BLAST FROM 727 TAXYING TO RWY 17 FOR DEPARTURE.

## 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 DEN75FTE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE17), Aug 13, 1974: Cessna 172 (N13548), Colo Springs, CO, substantial damage

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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