# Incident 19811109085999I: Cessna R172K, Rangely, CO, November 9, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1981, 10:14 local time
- Place: Rangely, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.0870° N, 108.7833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rangely, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0870&lon=-108.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736BN-1988-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 150 in this make and model, 550 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811109085999I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AND BROKE AND ELECTRICAL POWER LINE WHILE PRACTICING EMERGENCY FORCED LANDINGS IN AN OPEN FIELD.

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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