# Incident 19781219023399I: Cessna 150M, Broomfield, CO, December 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1978, 09:50 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63079, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63079) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 9 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219023399I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING, NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND PLANE SLID OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N63079 (1)

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

- [Incident 20251011020609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251011020609I), Oct 11, 2025: Cessna 150M (N63079), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. The mishap aircraft was on the second leg of a cross country flight with a single occupant. Afer taking on fuel at baf, the aircraft departed for 47N. While…

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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