Cessna 172 accident near Broomfield, CO

On May 11, 2022, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Broomfield, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

May 11, 2022

Place

Broomfield, CO

Aircraft

Cessna 172 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

39.923°N, 105.129°W

NTSB ID

20220511105067

Official records · CEN22FA197

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• FAA Air Traffic Control Accident Information: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 11, 2022, about 1235 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172N airplane, N73670, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Broomfield, Colorado. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot was working on obtaining his commercial pilot certificate via a 14 CFR Part 141 approved course and was performing a local area flight when the accident occurred. A review of automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast data indicated that the airplane departed from the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport (BJC), Broomfield, Colorado, to the southeast and entered the traffic pattern at the Colorado Air and Space Airport (CFO), Watkins, Colorado. The pilot performed a landing at CFO and then departed to the southeast. The pilot performed flight maneuvers to the south of Bennett, Colorado, and then proceeded west to BJC. The pilot performed a touch-and-go landing to runway 12R at BJC and remained in the traffic pattern. The air traffic controller instructed the pilot to widen his downwind leg before turning base for runway 12R due to traffic landing on runway 12L. The controller then changed the landing to runway 12L and cleared the pilot to land. The pilot performed a right turn to the base leg, and after the airplane was established on final for runway 12L, it turned abruptly to the north and descended rapidly. The airplane impacted an intersection about ½ nm northwest of the approach end of runway 12L. The airplane impacted the ground and a traffic light pole and

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane for reasons that could not be determined.

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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.