# Accident 19810820053889A: Cessna 172RG, Walden, CO, August 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Walden, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7316° N, 106.2813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walden, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7316&lon=-106.2813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6324R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6324R-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 30 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820053889A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN81FTE67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE67), Aug 20, 1981: Cessna 172RG (N6324R), Walden, CO, substantial damage

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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