# NTSB DEN67F0176: Cessna 140, N72276, Broomfield, CO, June 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1966
- Place: Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0176
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0176

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0754  66/6/30    BROOMFIELD COLO     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 254
        TIME - 1635                    N72276              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR VALVE ON EMPTY RT.FUEL TANK. LEFT FUEL TANK WAS 1/4 TO 1/2 FULL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72276](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72276-1970-09-24), registration cancelled 1970-09-24, S/N 9453 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jefferson County

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.

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