# Accident 20120323004271A: Cessna 172S, Longmont, CO, March 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2012, 11:41 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Y61S
- Location: 40.1536° N, 105.0553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1536&lon=-105.0553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10468, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10468-2013-07-19) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 796 total, 534 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120323004271A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 23, 2012, AT 11:41 MDT AIRCRAFT N10468, A CESSNA 172S, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT N9325C, A CESSNA 180 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NEAR LONGMONT, COLORADO. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER OF N10468 RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT OF THE N9325C RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN12FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA199), Mar 23, 2012: Cessna 172S (N10468), Longmont, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in a mid-air collision.

## Other reports on N10468 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060426006319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060426006319I), Apr 26, 2006: Cessna 172S (N10468), Longmont, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot [privacy data omitted] and instructor pilot [privacy data omitted] left jeffco airport (bjc) at approximately 10:35 l 04/26/2006 on an…

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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