# Incident 19791212047259I: Cessna R172K, Montrose, CO, December 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4688° N, 107.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4688&lon=-107.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736LR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736LR-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791212047259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE LEANING WHICH PILOT FAILED TO NOTE. LANDED SAFELY IN FIELD.

## Other reports on N736LR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791214035509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214035509A), Dec 14, 1979: Cessna R172K (N736LR), Montrose, CO, Substantial damage. Unable to outclimb rising terrain in canyon. Hit trees. Pilot reported downdraft. No wind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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