# NTSB DEN72DTE14: Cessna 172E, N5718T, Brandon, CO, August 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1971
- Place: Brandon, CO · BRANDON, CO
- Location: 38.4464° N, 102.4412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4464&lon=-102.4412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DTE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3025  71/8/15    BRANDON,COLO        CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 420
        TIME - 0550                    N5718T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,KANS               DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LANDED ON ROAD HIT HIGH WEEDS PULLING ACFT INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5718T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5718T), registered now, S/N 17251618 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5718T (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC81FGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM15), Apr 7, 1981: Cessna 172E (N5718T), Irwin, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0253), Mar 17, 1966: Cessna 172E (N5718T), Denver, CO, destroyed

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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