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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Walden, CO · August 20, 1981

Date
August 20, 1981 · 20:00 local
Place
Walden, CO
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6324R
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTE67
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
262 total30 in this make and model47 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.

Low above ground fly-by at a high density altitude. Full rich mixture, loaded engine. Overshot forced landing area.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ABOVE GROUND FLY-BY AT A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. FULL RICH MIXTURE, LOADED ENGINE. OVERSHOT FORCED LANDING AREA.

NTSB investigation

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