# NTSB DEN72DTE47: Cessna 172B, N7909X, Erie, CO, November 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1971
- Place: Erie, CO · ERIE, CO
- Location: 40.0403° N, 105.0383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0403&lon=-105.0383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DTE47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3694  71/11/28   ERIE,COLO           CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 284
        TIME - 1020                    N7909X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WIGGETT FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ERIE,COLO                   FT.LUPTON,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FROST ON SOD RWY,SLID INTO DITCH.PLT HAD BEEN USING STRIP ABT 2MOS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7909X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7909X), registered now, S/N 17248409, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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: Wiggett Farm

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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