Cessna 172S accident near Longmont, CO
On March 23, 2012, a Cessna 172S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Longmont, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 23, 2012
- Place
- Longmont, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.154°N, 105.055°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120325X10800
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 23, 2012, about 1143 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N10468, and a Cessna 180, N9325C, were substantially damaged during a mid-air collision near Longmont, Colorado. The Cessna 172 impacted an embankment adjacent to a two-lane roadway, about 5 miles east of the Vance Brand Airport (LMO). The Cessna 180 impacted power lines and a chain link fence during a forced landing adjacent to LMO. The flight instructor and private pilot receiving instruction on-board the Cessna 172 were fatally injured. The pilot of the Cessna 180 sustained minor injuries. The Cessna 172 was registered to MountainAir Aviation Services LLC and operated by McAir Aviation LLC under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight. The Cessna 180 was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flights, which were both operated without flight plans. The Cessna 172 departed Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) about 1130. The Cessna 180 departed Erie Municipal Airport (EIK) about 1136. At 1130, the Cessna 172 was issued a takeoff clearance by the BJC air traffic control tower. At 1132, an aircraft on a 1200 transponder beacon code [the standard code for visual flight rules (VFR) operations] was observed on Denver Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility radar in the vicinity of BJC. Based on the subsequent course flown, this aircraft is presumed to be the Cessna 172 airplane. The radar track data
Probable cause
The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in a mid-air collision.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
