# Accident 19871018076589A: Cessna R172K, Aspen, CO, October 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1987, 16:08 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1297° N, 106.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1297&lon=-106.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736KT-1990-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 44 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018076589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN88LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA011), Oct 18, 1987: Cessna R172K (N736KT), Aspen, CO, destroyed

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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