# Accident 19880614063299A: Cessna 172N, Rifle, CO, June 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Rifle, CO
- Airport: Garfield County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5292° N, 107.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5292&lon=-107.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2262E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2262E-1989-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880614063299A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS ADVISED NOT TO TRY MOUNTAIN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO CROSS A RIDGE ON THAT ROUTE. CLAIMS MISTAKE.

## 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 DEN88LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA129), Jun 14, 1988: Cessna 172 (N2262E), Rifle, CO, substantial damage

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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