# Accident 20161106023069A: Cessna 172S, Englewood, CO, November 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2016, 20:05 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MNGA
- Location: 39.6494° N, 105.0431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6494&lon=-105.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6026Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6026Z) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 46 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161106023069A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/06/2016 AT 2005 MDT, N6026Z, A CESSNA 172S AIRPLANE FLYING ABOVE ENGLEWOOD COLORADO, IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 5 BIRDS.  THERE WERE 3 PERSONS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 GAA17CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA060), Nov 7, 2016: Cessna 172 (N6026Z), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with multiple birds.

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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