# Accident 19970117000659A: Cessna 172N, Steamboat Sprin, CO, January 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1997
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 40.4893° N, 106.8309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4893&lon=-106.8309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739QE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739QE-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970117000659A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS TRAVERSING A CANYON WHILE SIGHTSEEING AND STRUCK POWER LINES, THE ACFT CRASHED INTO SOME TREES.

## 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 FTW97LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA085), Jan 17, 1997: Cessna 172N (N739QE), Steamboat Spgs, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the flight instructor and the dual student to maintain an adequate visual lookout. Factors were the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight, inadequate altitude in which…

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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