# Accident 19840917052749A: Cessna 172K, Aspen, CO, September 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1984, 16:55 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1891° N, 106.8198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1891&lon=-106.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78680 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC STCO360LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,986 total, 39 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840917052749A

## Narrative

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

ILLEGAL CHARTER FLILGHT WITH NO 135 CERTIFICATE. FLEW THROUGH HIGH MOUNTAIN PASS, STALLED TRYING TO CLIMB OUT.

## 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 DEN84FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA293), Sep 17, 1984: Cessna 172K (N78680), Aspen, 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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