# NTSB DEN68D0112: Cessna 172, N2569L, Boulder, CO, September 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1967
- Place: Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0112

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3480  67/9/30    BOULDER,COLO        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N2569L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2569L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2569L-1974-09-03), registration cancelled 1974-09-03, S/N 17255769 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boulder Muni

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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