19920407009179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC177 · Chromo, CO · April 7, 1992

Date
April 7, 1992 · 15:00 local
Place
Chromo, CO
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3358T
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92LA108
Reported as
Cessna STC177
Reported engine
Continental O470U
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
220 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered severe downdraft over mountain terrain. Unable to recover. Impacted terrain.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT OVER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. UNABLE TO RECOVER. IMPACTED TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.