# NTSB DEN76FTE46: Cessna 172M, N20404, Bennett, CO, January 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1976
- Place: Bennett, CO · BENNETT, CO
- Location: 39.7420° N, 104.4287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennett, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7420&lon=-104.4287&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE46

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20404), registered now, S/N 17261263, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- 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

## 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 19760102000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760102000069A), Jan 2, 1976: Cessna 172M, Bennett, CO, Substantial damage. Ice on wings prior to tkof. L wg rear spar & ail push-pull rod failed. Plt lnd ok.

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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