# Accident 20010226006449A: Cessna 172F, Larkspur, CO, February 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2001, 11:44 local time
- Place: Larkspur, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YFAA
- Location: 39.1803° N, 104.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1803&lon=-104.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8389U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8389U-2004-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010226006449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2001, AT 1144 MST, A CESSNA 172F, N8389U, OPERATED BY FLATIRONS AVIATION CORPORATION OF BOULDER, CO. WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE DURING A FORMED LANDING 3 MILES NORTH OF LARKSPUR, CO. INSTRUCTOR PILOT ASKED THE PILOT TO PULL THE CABIN HEAT, THE PILOT PULLED THE FUEL STRAINER DRAIN INSTEAD. A/C RAN OUT OF FUEL. SPRING MISSING FROM FUEL STRAINER NOT TO SHUT OFF. UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 DEN01LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA055), Feb 26, 2001: Cessna 172F (N8389U), Larkspur, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor inadvertently stalling the airplane during a forced landing. Contributing factors were fuel exhaustion due to inadvertent opening of the fuel drain, lack of familiarity with the…

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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