# Accident 20000620009829A: Cessna 172K, Orchard, CO, June 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2000, 21:45 local time
- Place: Orchard, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3307° N, 104.1199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3307&lon=-104.1199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84105, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000620009829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM GREELEY TO AKRON THE PILOT STATED HE OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE COWL AND LIGHT SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT STATED HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE LAKE SHORE OF RIVERSIDE NEAR ORCHARD, CO. HE INSPECTED THE A/C AND DETERMINED THE SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY A "BREAKING IN" OF THE NEWLY INSTALLED MUFFLER AND EXHAUST STACKS. AFTER THE SMOKE DISAPPEARED HE DEPARTED FORM THE LAKE SHORE USING A SHORT FIELD TECHNIQUE. AS THE AIRPLANE CROSSED THE WATER IT BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE WATER AND THE A/C NOSED. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 DEN00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA115), Jun 21, 2000: Cessna 172K (N84105), Orchard, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane. A factor was his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed.

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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