# Accident 19950911048679A: Forney 415-C, Broomfield, CO, September 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1995, 10:55 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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: N3697H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3697H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Forney 415-C (registry code 0420332, https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-415-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950911048679A

## Narrative

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

(-16) NONE OF THE NINE RESPONSIBILITIES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. BOTH PILOT IN COMMAND AND AIRCRAFT WERE PROPERLY CERTIFICATED. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE ENTIRE FRONT RANGE WAS EXPERIENCING HIGH WIND CONDITIONS. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A STRONG GUST OF WIND, FORCING IT DOWNWARD AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. UPON IMPACT, AIRCRAFT TRAVERSED A GRASSY MEDIAN, ONTO A PAVED TAXIWAY, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE AND ON THE MAIN GEAR AT THE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. TURBULENT WIND CONDITIONS WAS ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT, AND ASSOCIATED INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO CORRECT FOR THE VIOLENT SIDE MOVEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED BY THE WINDGUST.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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