# NTSB DEN76FTE42: Davenport BD-2, N5131, Broomfield, CO, February 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1976
- Place: Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE42

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0235  76/2/14    BROOMFIELD,CO       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1020                    N6794F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 1785 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            1367 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOMFIELD,CO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC
        REMARKS- N6794F HOLDING ON TAXIWAY FOR N5131 TO TURN INTO RAMP. N5131 WASNT MAKING S TURNS AT TIME OF ACCDT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0235  76/2/14    BROOMFIELD,CO       DAVENPORT BD-2      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2720
        TIME - 1020                    N5131               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOULDER,CO                  BROOMFIELD,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- GRND CONTROL CLEARED TWO ACFT TO TAXI ON SAME TAXIWAY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N5131](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5131), registered now, S/N GC-1-66, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVENPORT BD-2
- Registry model: [Davenport BD-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/davenport-bd-2) (registry code 05601GX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson County

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N6794F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6794F-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 15063394, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson County

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19760214002301A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760214002301A), Feb 14, 1976: Amtrdn BD2, Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. Grnd control cleared two acft to taxi on same taxiway in opposite directions.
- [Accident 19760214002302A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760214002302A), Feb 14, 1976: Cessna 150F, Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. N6794F holding on taxiway for N5131 to turn into ramp. N5131 wasnt making s turns at time of accdt

## Other investigations on N5131 (1)

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 DEN82FTE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE25), Sep 4, 1982: Davenport BD-2 (N5131), Conifer, CO, 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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