# Accident 19760102000069A: Cessna 172M, Bennett, CO, January 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1976
- Place: Bennett, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.7420° N, 104.4287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennett, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7420&lon=-104.4287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20404, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20404) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,588 total, 237 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760102000069A

## Narrative

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

ICE ON WINGS PRIOR TO TKOF. L WG REAR SPAR & AIL PUSH-PULL ROD FAILED. PLT LND OK.

## 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 DEN76FTE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE46), Jan 2, 1976: Cessna 172M (N20404), Bennett, 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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