# Accident 19850501017709A: Cessna 172N, Garfield, CO, May 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1985, 07:25 local time
- Place: Garfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5504° N, 106.2898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5504&lon=-106.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737DH-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 73 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850501017709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR MONARCH PASS, ALTITUDE 11312 FEET. STALLED TRYING TO REVERSE COURSE.

## 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 DEN85LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA123), May 1, 1985: Cessna 172 (N737DH), Garfield, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N737DH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19781011030959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781011030959A), Oct 11, 1978: Cessna 172D (N737DH), Jenks, OK, Substantial damage. Stu plt with pax.

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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