# NTSB DEN72FTE54: Cessna 172H, N3799R, Greeley, CO, January 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1972
- Place: Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
- Location: 40.4233° N, 104.7091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4233&lon=-104.7091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FTE54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTE54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0316  72/1/20    GREELEY,COLO        CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 626
        TIME - 1800                    N3799R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREELEY,COLO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- L TIRE FAILED ON ROLLOUT,ACFT VEERED L OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3799R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3799R-1991-05-29), registration cancelled 1991-05-29, S/N 17255599 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weld Co

## Other investigations on N3799R (3)

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 MKC89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA049), Jan 9, 1989: Cessna 172 (N3799R), Chadron, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PLT FAILED TO DEVOTE FULL TIME & ATTENTION TO FLYING THE ACFT, WITH A RESULTING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB MKC80DCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ04), Dec 9, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3799R), Harrison, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75DCJ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ49), Mar 30, 1975: Cessna 172 (N3799R), Scottsbluff, NE, substantial damage

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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