# Accident 20020726021259A: Cessna 172S, Georgetown, CO, July 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2002
- Place: Georgetown, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7179° N, 105.6945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7179&lon=-105.6945&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGKRA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726021259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BJC AND PROCEEDED WEST ON INTERSTATE 70 TOWARD GJT. IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT WAS A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FEET OFF HIGHWAY AND SAW THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO AVOID THE HILL AND HIT A SMALLER HILL TAKING THE NOSE WHEEL OUT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS FROM FIRST CONTACT WITH GROUND FACING 180 DEGREES FROM INITIAL CONTACT. DA APPROXIMATELY 15577 FEET. SERVICE CEILING ON AIRCRAFT 14000.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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