# Accident 19980726017679A: Cessna 172M, Franktown, CO, July 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1998
- Place: Franktown, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3801° N, 104.7500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3801&lon=-104.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5147N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5147N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980726017679A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW98LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA335), Jul 27, 1998: Cessna 172M (N5147N), Franktown, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Flight 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.

## Other reports on N5147N (1)

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

- [Accident 20180223003069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180223003069A), Feb 23, 2018: Cessna 172M (N5147N), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. CFI 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…

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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