# Accident 19820827043519A: Cessna 172M, Salida, CO, August 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1982, 12:39 local time
- Place: Salida, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5301° N, 105.9984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salida, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5301&lon=-105.9984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3LT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 125 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820827043519A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN IN A MOUNTAIN PASS. STRUCK TREES WHILE BANKING TO RETURN TO LOWER TERRAIN.

## 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 DEN82FTE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE24), Aug 27, 1982: Cessna 172M (N3LT), Monarch Pass, CO, destroyed

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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