# Accident 20131102022879A: Cessna 172N, Loveland, CO, November 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2013, 15:45 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins Loveland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4511° N, 105.0111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4511&lon=-105.0111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6303E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6303E-2014-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,436 total, 52 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131102022879A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 MDT, N6303E, A CESSNA MODEL 172N EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP ON DEPARTURE ROLL AT LOVELAND FT.

COLLINS AIRPORT (FLN), LOVELAND COLORADO.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE WERE NOT INJURED. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT

## 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 CEN14CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA055), Nov 2, 2013: Cessna 172N (N6303E), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A dragging right brake, which resulted in an un-commanded right turn, and subsequent ground loop.

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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