19780219001669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · Pagosa Springs, CO · February 19, 1978

Date
February 19, 1978
Place
Pagosa Springs, CO
Airport
Stevens Field
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N761EU
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN78FTE31
Reported as
Cessna 207A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,010 total1,500 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he failed to switch to full fuel tank bfr otr tank rry. Lndd on frozen lake.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULL FUEL TANK BFR OTR TANK RRY.LNDD ON FROZEN LAKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.