# Accident 19890308003302A: Cessna 172K, Aurora, CO, March 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1989, 14:55 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Aurora Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7392G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7392G-2001-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 914 total, 393 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308003302A

## Narrative

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

IMPACT IN FLIGHT WITH N3278C SEVERED THE EMPANNAGE AND BOTH AIRCRAFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. NO EVASIVE ACTION SEEN

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3278C, Amtrqk QUICKIE2: [Accident 19890308003301A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308003301A)

## 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 DEN89FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA083), Mar 8, 1989: Cessna 172K (N7392G), Watkins, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOT'S TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## Other reports on N7392G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19791031056299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031056299I), Oct 31, 1979: Cessna 172K (N7392G), Akron, CO, Minor damage. Pilot attempting turn around on runway in a gusty wind. Airplane blown up on a wing tip.

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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