19881231057309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Erie, CO · December 31, 1988

Date
December 31, 1988 · 17:45 local
Place
Erie, CO
Airport
Tri-County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80650
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA054
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
65 total5 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine lost power on climbout. Carb heat was applied and engine quit. Struck a ditch on landing. Carburetor icing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED AND ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK A DITCH ON LANDING. CARBURETOR ICING.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N80650 · 1

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