# NTSB DEN67F0209: Cessna 172, N5038A, Albuquerque, NM, December 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1966
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0209

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4007  66/12/19   ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 820
        TIME - 1315                    N5038A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED. PREEXISTING CRACK 2-IN.LONG AND 3/8 IN.DEEP AT POINT OF FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5038A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5038A-1969-06-02), registration cancelled 1969-06-02, S/N 28038 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coronado

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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