# NTSB DEN71DXD42: Cessna 172, N2407U, Broomfield, CO, December 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1970
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2407U), registered now, S/N 17250007, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Broomfield Jeffco

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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