# Accident 19880207029039A: Cessna 172M, Red Lodge, MT, February 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1988, 16:24 local time
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1900° N, 109.2400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1900&lon=-109.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20484, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20484) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 87 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880207029039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN IFR CONDITIONS. DESTROYED ON IMPACT. PILOT WAS NOT IFR RATED.

## 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 DEN88FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA071), Feb 7, 1988: Cessna 172M (N20484), Red Lodge, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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