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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Franktown, CO · July 26, 1998

Date: July 26, 1998
Place: Franktown, CO
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5147N
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA335
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N5147NRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17261417 Airframe modelCessna 172M

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What happened

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

(-23)The pilot had been at centennial airport to practice touch and go landings. After departing the airport eastbound, he became disoriented. The pilot descended to 6,500 feet and shortly thereafter impacted the ground. The aircraft impacted the ground on its nose, damaging the propeller and engine cowling and breaking the windshield.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT HAD BEEN AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRPORT EASTBOUND, HE BECAME DISORIENTED. THE PILOT DESCENDED TO 6,500 FEET AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON ITS NOSE, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING AND BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW98LA335Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFranktown, COFlight at an altitude insufficient to clear terrain. Factors were the pilot's failure to reset or correct a precessing directional gyro, his becoming lost/disoriented, and dark night light conditions.Jul 27, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5147N · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20180223003069ALanding: Rollout · Show Low, AZCFI was conducting flight training with airman. The purpose was a cross country flight to Show Low (ksow) and return to falcon field (kffz). Airman states that he checked foreflight on his tablet and which also provided a recommended runway and maximum…Feb 23, 2018 · Substantial damage