# NTSB DEN80FTE32: Cessna 172, N733DA, Broomfield, CO, March 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1980
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE32

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0405   80/3/9    BROOMFIELD,CO       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1913                    N733DA              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON CO.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BROOMFIELD,CO               RETURN                       COLORADO SPRINGS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           30                                                      240
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 35KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733DA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733DA-2022-07-30), registration cancelled 2022-07-30, S/N 17268204, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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 Co.

## 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 19800309004869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309004869A), Mar 9, 1980: Cessna 172N, Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. Landed in severe crosswind. Veered off runway into a fence. Exceeded aircraft crosswind component.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.