# Accident 19990513005129A: Cessna 172Q, Greeley, CO, May 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1999, 09:15 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4405° N, 104.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4405&lon=-104.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96299, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96299) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172Q (registry code 2072437, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172Q
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990513005129A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ON A PRACTICE IFR FLIGHT WHEN IT COLLIDED IN MID-AIR WITH N5129C, A CESSNA C-172 ACFT, N96299 HAS MINOR PROPELLER AND STRUT DAMAGE, N5129C HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TOPS OF BOTH WINGS, BOTH ACFT LANDED SAFELY, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) THIS A/C WAS ON APPROACH TO THE GREELEY, CO. AIRPORT WHEN IT WAS OVERTAKEN FROM BELOW AND BEHIND BY ANOTHER A/C. THERE WAS NO APPARENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS A/C TO SEE THE OTHER PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 DEN99FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA077), May 13, 1999: Cessna 172Q (N96299), Greeley, CO, minor damage. Probable cause: Failure of both the pilot receiving instruction and the flight instructor to maintain a visual lookout. A factor was the failure of the other pilot to maintain a visual lookout.

## Other reports on N96299 (3)

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

- [Accident 19891020043839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891020043839A), Oct 20, 1989: Cessna 172Q (N96299), Hiwasse, AR, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel 15 miles west of destination. Crashed in hilly wooded terrain.
- [Accident 19880427011599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427011599A), Apr 27, 1988: Cessna 172Q (N96299), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Overcorrected. Attempted a go around. Nose gear hit a knoll and collapsed.
- [Incident 19880127007099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127007099I), Jan 27, 1988: Cessna 172Q (N96299), Boulder, CO, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion. Landed in a field short of runway.

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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