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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Limon, CO · March 6, 1983

Date
March 6, 1983 · 09:30 local
Place
Limon, CO
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N84822
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FA070
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
245 total245 in this make and model0 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.

VFR pilot lost control in IMC. Crashed into farm equipment in an open field. No record of weather briefing.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL IN IMC. CRASHED INTO FARM EQUIPMENT IN AN OPEN FIELD. NO RECORD OF WEATHER BRIEFING.

NTSB investigation

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