# Accident 20040326004131A: Cessna 172S, Denver, CO, March 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2004, 11:50 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9083° N, 105.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9083&lon=-105.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5345G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5345G-2008-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 289 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040326004131A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 26, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1150 LOCAL TIME AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (BJC) IN VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE RUN-UP AREA OFF THE "A" TAXIWAY NEAR THE RUNWAY 11L TAXIWAY INTERSECTION A17. N339X A MAULE, MODEL M-5-210C WAS IN MOTION ON THE GROUND, OPERATED BY MR. ANDREW CHITIEA, AN ATP RATED PILOT CERT. #2762124 COLLIDED WITH N5345G A CESSNA MODEL 172S OFF THE TAXIWAY AND PARKED IN THE RUN-UP AREA. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. NTSB ID #DEN04LA053B IS FOR THE MAULE N339X.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N339X, Maule M5210C: [Accident 20040326004132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040326004132A)

## 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 DEN04LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA053), Mar 26, 2004: Cessna C172 (N5345G), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot of the Maule's failure to maintain a visual lookout.

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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