# Accident 19810324012109A: Cessna 172N, Prospect Valley, CO, March 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Prospect Valley, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0736° N, 104.4150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospect Valley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0736&lon=-104.4150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6449J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6449J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 70 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810324012109A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED TO LAND ON A SNOW-COVERED ROAD DUE TO WORSENING WEATHER. VEERED OFF ROAD. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81FTE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE26), Mar 24, 1981: Cessna 172N (N6449J), Prospect Vly, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6449J (2)

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

- [Incident 19950709029309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709029309I), Jul 9, 1995: Cessna 172N (N6449J), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Landed mid runway. Too fast elected go around then aborted due downdraft. Struck wires landing. Micro bursts existed.
- [Incident 19830328013349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830328013349I), Mar 28, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6449J), Boulder, CO, Minor damage. Propeller hub entangled in a cord that was trailing from a loose tethered balloon over the taxiway.

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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