# Accident 19980822021469A: Cessna 175A, Erie, CO, August 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1998
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0197° N, 105.0400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0197&lon=-105.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6874E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6874E-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822021469A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE ON TAKEOFF, STRUCK A ROAD EMBANKMENT NOSE FIRST, AND CRASHED AND BURNED. (.23)ON AUGUST 22, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 LOCAL MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 175A, N6874E WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACTWITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT, ERIE COLORADO.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND 2 OF HIS PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED; AND A THIRD PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14CFR PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WHICH WAS ORIGINATING OUT OF THE ERIE TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 15,FLEW "LOW ACCROSS THE GROUND, IN A VERY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE" AND IMPACTEDTH E GROUND IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 FTW98FA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA372), Aug 22, 1998: Cessna 175A (N6874E), Erie, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed (above stall speed) and the subsequent stall/spin. Contributing factors were the tailwind, high density altitude, and aircraft overweight 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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