# Accident 19951010031979A: Cessna 172RG, Bayfield, CO, October 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1995, 07:40 local time
- Place: Bayfield, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CMIA
- Location: 37.2299° N, 107.5904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2299&lon=-107.5904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4834V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4834V-1997-04-07) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 724 total, 33 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951010031979A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED AND BURNED ON MOUNTAINSIDE LOOKING FOR ELK. FACTORS DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

## 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 FTW96FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA012), Oct 10, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N4834V), Bayfield, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT DIVERTING ATTENTION WHILE LOOKING FOR GAME.

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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