# NTSB DEN75FTE17: Cessna 172, N13548, Colo Springs, CO, August 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1974
- Place: Colo Springs, CO · COLO SPRINGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTE17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2427  74/8/13    COLO SPRINGS,COLO   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 119
        TIME - 0900                    N13548              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLO SPRINGS,COLO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- RUNUP AREA IN DIRECT PATH OF JET BLAST FROM 727 TAXYING TO RWY 17 FOR DEPARTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13548](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13548), registered now, S/N 17262840, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peterson Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740813026419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740813026419A), Aug 13, 1974: Cessna 172M, Colo Springs, CO, Substantial damage. Runup area in direct path of jet blast from 727 taxying to rwy 17 for departure.

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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