# NTSB DEN87LA132: Cessna 152, N89834, Broomfield, CO, May 23, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 23, 1987, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Coordinates: 39.939235, -105.060562 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9392&lon=-105.0606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN87LA132
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17231/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA132

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, taxi - from landing
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT HAD FINISHED PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON AN UNSUPERVISED SOLO FLT. DURING TAXI TO PARKING, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND THE ACFT WAS PUSHED OFF THE TAXIWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSE GEAR DROPPED OFF A CULVERT AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT INTO A DITCH. THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89834](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89834-1994-06-08), registration cancelled 1994-06-08, S/N 15282886 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15282886
- Airframe hours: 3726
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Norson, Inc., doing business as Rainbow Aviation
- Registered owner: Norloff Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, May 5, 1987, 5 hours before
- Airport: BJC, Jeffco

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19870523015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870523015849A), May 23, 1987: Cessna 152, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Taxiing to park. Gust of wind lifted wing. Pushed off taxiway. Nosed over in a ditch and culvert.

## Other investigations on N89834 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN90FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA119), Jun 1, 1990: Cessna 152 (N89834), Longmont, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED INTO HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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