# NTSB Accident DEN06CA033
> **Cessna 172M** · 2006-01-18 · Denver, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN06CA033
- **Event ID:** 20060209X00186
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-01-18
- **Location:** Denver, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.908611, -105.116943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N1322U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to align the airplane's nose into the direction of the wind while performing the pre-takeoff checklist.  A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.

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