# Accident 19921024043209A: Cessna 172P, Woody Creek, CO, October 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1992, 10:31 local time
- Place: Woody Creek, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2806° N, 106.8992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2806&lon=-106.8992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63016, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63016-1995-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 36 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921024043209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN93FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA008), Oct 24, 1992: Cessna 172P (N63016), Woody Creek, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CLIMB PERFORMANCE EXCEEDED. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN MOUNTAIN FLYING, AND THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE 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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