# NTSB DEN84LA174: Cessna 152, N5420P, Englewood, CO, June 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 9, 1984, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA174
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16395/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA174

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff
  - airport facilities,taxiway condition - congested (contributing factor)
  - equipment,other - inattentive, fbo personnel (contributing factor)
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)
  - clearance - disregarded, driver of vehicle (cause)
  - maneuver - initiated, pilot in command
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE TO RWY 16L, THE PLT BEGAN TAXIING THRU A CONGESTED AREA WHERE THE TAXIWAY & AN ARPT ROAD WERE ROUTED THRU A HANGAR/PARKING AREA. IN THAT AREA, THE ROADWAY WAS ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY & TO THE RIGHT OF THE PLT AS HE WAS TAXIING. THE DRIVER OF A FUEL TRUCK HAD TEMPORARILY PARKED IN THE ROAD WHILE DELIVERING A FUEL SLIP INSIDE A BUILDING. THE PLT STOPPED TO BE SURE THE TRUCK WAS NOT ABOUT TO BE BACKED UP INTO THE TAXIWAY, THEN HE STARTED TO PASS. AT THE SAME TIME, SOMEONE DRIVING A CAR CAME OUT BETWEEN 2 HANGARS ON THE LEFT. THE CAR TURNED LEFT, & ACCORDING TO THE PLT, 'CAME UP & UNDER THE LEFT WING. IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION, THE PLT STEERED BACK TO THE RIGHT & THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE FUEL TRUCK. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR CONTINUED & WAS NOT IDENTIFIED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5420P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5420P), registered now, S/N 15284942, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284942
- Airframe hours: 1097
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: James Walters
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 21, 1984, 12 hours before
- Airport: APA, Arapahoe Co

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 29 total, 6 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: APA

## 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 19840609023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840609023439A), Jun 9, 1984: Cessna 152, Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Distracted by a speeding auto while taxiing on the ramp. The right wing struck a fuel truck. Auto left the scene.

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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