19871018076589A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Aspen, CO · October 18, 1987

Date
October 18, 1987 · 16:08 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Airport
Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N736KT
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA011
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Reported engine
Continental IO360K
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
221 total44 in this make and model36 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.

Encountered downdraft at 11000 feet in a canyon with 11765 foot peak. Unable to out climb rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AT 11000 FEET IN A CANYON WITH 11765 FOOT PEAK. UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB RISING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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