DEN71DXD42

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Broomfield, CO · December 24, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 24, 1970
Place
Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2407UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159588

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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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3-4503  70/12/24   BROOMFIELD,COLO     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N2407U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOMFIELD JEFFCO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOMFIELD,COLO             BROOMFIELD,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
          LDG GR-R BRAKE FAILURE CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2407U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Broomfield Jeffco

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.