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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Silverton, CO · September 8, 1983

Date: September 8, 1983 · 06:30 local
Place: Silverton, CO
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N758PB
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN83FA214
Reported as: Cessna R172K
Reported engine: Continental IO360KB
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 196 total36 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N758PBRegistration cancelled Nov 9, 1983 · Cessna R172KS/N R1723242 Airframe modelCessna R172K

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed in mountaineous terrain at the 12500 foot level. Mountain tops were obscured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINEOUS TERRAIN AT THE 12500 FOOT LEVEL. MOUNTAIN TOPS WERE OBSCURED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN83FA214Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSilverton, COThe plt departed longmont, CO at about 0520 MDT. At 0617 MDT, he contacted the denver en route flt advisory service & received wx info. The location of the acft at that time was not determined. No further radio communications were received from the plt. A…Sep 8, 1983 · Destroyed