# Accident 19900117000679A: Cessna 172, Fort Morgan, CO, January 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fort Morgan, CO
- Airport: Fort Morgan Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2591° N, 103.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2591&lon=-103.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3135J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900117000679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED OFF AIRPORT NOSE LOW. NOSE GEAR FOLDED. NOSED OVER. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 DEN90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA045), Jan 17, 1990: Cessna 172 (N3135J), Fort Morgan, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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