# Accident 19870728042619A: Cessna 172RG, Aspen, CO, July 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1894° N, 106.8192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1894&lon=-106.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4709R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4709R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 8 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728042619A

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP DUE TO DISTRACTION BY THUNDERSHOWERS IN VICINITY. NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTION REPORTED.

## 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 DEN87LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA197), Jul 28, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N4709R), Aspen, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4709R (4)

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

- [Incident 20240613017569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240613017569I), Jun 13, 2024: Cessna 172RG (N4709R), Murray, KY, Minor damage. Pilot was practicing touch and go's in the local traffic pattern of kcey (Murray, KY) pm runway 23 with light winds and no weather in a retractable gear 172.…
- [Incident 19960811038319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811038319I), Aug 11, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N4709R), Dayton, OH. Narrative: airman was cleared for takeoff on runway 6R but departed on the "closed" portion of runway 24L. FAA facilities; day hosts an annual "trap/skeet"…
- [Incident 19920418018209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418018209I), Apr 18, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N4709R), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Touched down following an ILS approach with gear not down and locked.
- [Incident 19850209033559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850209033559I), Feb 9, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N4709R), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Instructor allowed student to land gear up.

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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