19921024043209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Woody Creek, CO · October 24, 1992

Date
October 24, 1992 · 10:31 local
Place
Woody Creek, CO
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N63016
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN93FA008
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
93 total36 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Turned into canyon on climbout. Unable clear rising terrain. Struck trees. Density altitude. Misjudged performance.

As the FAA filed it

TURNED INTO CANYON ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE CLEAR RISING TERRAIN. STRUCK TREES. DENSITY ALTITUDE. MISJUDGED PERFORMANCE.

NTSB investigation

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