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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Frisco, CO · May 22, 1981

Date
May 22, 1981 · 09:15 local
Place
Frisco, CO
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N734NN
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTE38
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
324 total126 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Unable to outclimb rising mountain terrain while following highway. Crashed near highway tunnel.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING MOUNTAIN TERRAIN WHILE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY. CRASHED NEAR HIGHWAY TUNNEL.

NTSB investigation

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