# Accident 20220511006829A: Cessna 172N, Broomfield, CO, May 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2022, 12:35 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9228° N, 105.1290° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9228&lon=-105.1290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73670, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73670-2025-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220511006829A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA197), May 11, 2022: Cessna 172 (N73670), Broomfield, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane for reasons that could not be determined.

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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