# NTSB DEN76FTE73: Cessna 172, N9208H, Broomfield, CO, May 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1176  76/5/14    BROOMFIELD,CO       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N9208H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,CO                    BROOMFIELD,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WATCHING OTR ACFT TAXYING ON RAMP. L WG HIT PROP OF PARKED CESSNA 206,REG N/R,NO DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9208H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9208H-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 17266015, built 1975 (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: Jefferson County

## 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 19760514013419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760514013419A), May 14, 1976: Cessna 172M, Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. Watching otr acft taxying on ramp. L wg hit prop of parked Cessna 206,reg n/r,no dmg.

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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