# NTSB DEN71DXD59: Cessna 172, N84010, Fort Morgan, CO, March 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1971
- Place: Fort Morgan, CO · FORT MORGAN, CO
- Location: 40.2516° N, 103.7832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Morgan, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2516&lon=-103.7832&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXD59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXD59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1029  71/3/19    FORT MORGAN,COLO    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N84010              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT MORGAN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT MORGAN,COLO            FORT MORGAN,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          DUST                                                     320
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RET FRM SOLO ROUND-ROBIN.WIND GUSTING 40K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N84010 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Morgan 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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