# Accident 19920724027429A: Cessna 172RG, Fairplay, CO, July 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1992, 07:23 local time
- Place: Fairplay, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EK8S
- Location: 39.2197° N, 105.8006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2197&lon=-105.8006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4963R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4963R-1993-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,639 total, 675 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724027429A

## Narrative

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

FLEW LOW INTO CANYON LOOKING FOR CAMPSITE. STALLED INTO TREES ON RISING TERRAIN. MOUNTAIN FLYING INSTRUCTIONAL DUAL

## 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 DEN92FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA077), Jul 24, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N4963R), Fairplay, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S OPERATION AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO CLEAR OBSTACLES IN RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, DIVERSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR'S ATTENTION, AND THE…

## Other reports on N4963R (2)

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

- [Incident 19880421025039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880421025039I), Apr 21, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N4963R), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Student pilot retracted flaps and gear on a touch and go landing. Landing gear collapsed on takeoff roll.
- [Incident 19871013061689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871013061689I), Oct 13, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N4963R), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Student retracted gear instead of flaps on rollout. CFI was not quick enough to prevent nose gear retraction.

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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