- Date
- January 2, 1976
- Place
- Bennett, CO · BENNETT, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20404Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760102000069A
- Case key
- 151963
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0056 76/1/2 NR.BENNETT,CO CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 5588 TIME - 1310 N20404 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 237 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH PLATTE,NE DENVER,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER REMARKS- ICE ON WINGS PRIOR TO TKOF. L WG REAR SPAR & AIL PUSH-PULL ROD FAILED. PLT LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20404
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.