# Accident 19920828034049A: Cessna 175A, Pagosa Springs, CO, August 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1992, 21:58 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Stevens Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2401° N, 107.0305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2401&lon=-107.0305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7032E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7032E-1993-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920828034049A

## Narrative

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

LOST GROUND REFERENCE ON NIGHT TAKEOFF. APPARENTLY SUFFERED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 DEN92FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA088), Aug 29, 1992: Cessna 175A (N7032E), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXPERIENCING SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE AND DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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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