# Accident 20000519010519A: Cessna R172K, Elbert, CO, May 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2000, 09:55 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Black Forest Glider Park Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1804° N, 104.8903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1804&lon=-104.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758SZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758SZ-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000519010519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 19, 2000 AT 09:40 MDT, A CESSNA 172XP, N758SZ, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR KELLY AIR PARK (CO15), LARKSPUR, CO., WHEN IT NOSED OVER ON LANDFILL ROLL. THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, ENGLEWOOD, CO., APPROX. AN HOUR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. ALOSS OF POWER OCCURRED DURING MANUEVERING FLIGHT AND AN EMEREGENCY LANDING WAS MADE TO A FIELD NEAR KELLY AIR PARK. A PRIVATE AIR STRIP.

## 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 DEN00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA091), May 19, 2000: Cessna 172XP (N758SZ), Larkspur, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A forced landing on soft unsuitable terrain. Factors were improper wiring of the electric fuel boost pump, which produce high pressure when either on position was selected causing the engine to flood…

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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