# Accident 20030124001529A: Cessna 172P, Denver, CO, January 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2003, 17:20 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7667° N, 105.0500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7667&lon=-105.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52241, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52241-2003-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03MA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03MA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030124001529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N52241 DEPARTED CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA) ENROUTE TO CHEYENNE, WYOMING. N360LL DEPARTED JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (BJC) ENROUTE TO CENTENNIAL (APA). BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE OPERATING BELOW CLASS B AIRSPACE IN VMC CONDITIONS. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE IN CONTACT WITH DENVER TRACON. N360LL'S MODE C WAS INOPERATIVE. TRAFFIC ALERT WAS ISSUED BY TRACON. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED.

## 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 DEN03MA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03MA035), Jan 25, 2003: Cessna 172P (N52241), Denver, CO, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: Both pilots' inadequate visual lookout. A contributing factor was the Cheyenne pilot operating the airplane with a known transponder deficiency.

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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