# Accident 20000909013639A: Cessna R172K, Aurora, CO, September 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2000, 22:42 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 39.7404° N, 104.8608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7404&lon=-104.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1036V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1036V-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000909013639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2000, AT 2242 MDT, A CE-172, N1036V, WAS LANDED IN A FIELD AT AURORA, CO, FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER, THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL, LOCAL AREA FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR, FAR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. WHILE CRUISING AT 1800 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, THEN FINALLY SEIZED. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 DEN00LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA167), Sep 10, 2000: Cessna R172K (N1036V), Aurora, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain for a forced landing. Contributing factors were the total loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine oil pump and the dark night light 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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