DEN68A0022

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Greeley, CO · November 5, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 5, 1967
Place
Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
Injuries
4 fatal, 1 serious
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1754FCessna 172N8525WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113586

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1003   67/11/5   GREELEY,COLO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 650
        TIME - 1700                    N8525W              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT         TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO CONFORM TO EXISTING TRAFFIC.N8525W STRUCK N1754F. AIRPORT UNCONTROLLED.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1003   67/11/5   GREELEY,COLO        CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 102
        TIME - 1700                    N1754F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  3  1  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT         CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- N1754F STRUCK BY PIPER N8525W.UNCONTROLLED ARPT

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N1754F
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Weld County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N8525W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Weld County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.