What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11 may 2022 at 1235 MST, a Cessna 172N registered as N73670, lost control while on approach for landing resulting in a fatal accident near kbjc Broomfield, Colorado. The aircraft was lined up for and cleared to land on runway 12L. On short final approach, the aircraft banked left and went out of view from the tower then crashed near a road intersection off the airport. The airplane came to rest on the northern section of sidewalk at the road intersection of interlocken loop and eldorado boulevard in Broomfield, CO. The airplane was destroyed from a post impact fire. The pilot was the sole occupant, and sustained fatal injuries. There were no ground injuries. Wind conditions at the scene were 15 mph gusting to upper 20?s.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11 MAY 2022 AT 1235 MST, A CESSNA 172N REGISTERED AS N73670, LOST CONTROL WHILE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING RESULTING IN A FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR KBJC BROOMFIELD, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP FOR AND CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12L. ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT AND WENT OUT OF VIEW FROM THE TOWER THEN CRASHED NEAR A ROAD INTERSECTION OFF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE NORTHERN SECTION OF SIDEWALK AT THE ROAD INTERSECTION OF INTERLOCKEN LOOP AND ELDORADO BOULEVARD IN BROOMFIELD, CO. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED FROM A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES. WIND CONDITIONS AT THE SCENE WERE 15 MPH GUSTING TO UPPER 20?S.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.