# Accident 19990313002189A: Cessna 172, Greeley, CO, March 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1999
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6493° N, 105.0292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6493&lon=-105.0292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6085A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6085A-2000-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990313002189A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) A/C COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING DESCENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GROUND SCAR WERE THREE FARROWS, SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR, FOLLOWED BY A SHALLOW CRATER AND A PERPENDICAULAR SLASH MARK. THE GROUND SCAR CONTINUED IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION FOR APPROX. 270 FEET, WHERE IT TERMINATED AT THE MAIN BODY WRECKAGE. THE ENGINE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE CARBURETOR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRFRAME WERE ACCOUNTED FOR. EXAMINATION OF THE PROPELLER, WHICH REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE, DISCLOSED 45 DEGREE CHORDWISE SCRATCHES ON THE CAMBERED SURFACES OF THE BLADES. THE CONTROL SHAFT WAS RETARDED 1-1/2 INCHES AND BENT OVER 45 DEGREES. THE MANUALLY CONTROLLED FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED.

## 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 DEN99FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA051), Mar 14, 1999: Cessna 172 (N6085A), Gill, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional maneuvering at an unwarranted low altitude resulting in a collision with the ground. Factors were the pilot's ostentatious behavioral display and reduced lighting (dusk)…

## Other reports on N6085A (1)

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

- [Accident 19810511023759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511023759A), May 11, 1981: Cessna 172 (N6085A), Novato, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to take off from runway under construction. Airport was closed.

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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