# Accident 20020731021899A: Cessna 172K, Greeley, CO, July 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4358° N, 104.6319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4358&lon=-104.6319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7383G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7383G-2003-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731021899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), A CESSNA 172K, N7383G WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CRASHED AND BURNED ON RUNWAY 9, AT GREELEY, COLORADO. THE CRASH OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AFTER TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND IS PERMANENTLY DISABLED.

## 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 DEN02FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA084), Jul 31, 2002: Cessna 172K (N7383G), Greeley, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper handling of the airplane's controls (for reason undetermined), and the inadequate supervision of the flight instructor. A contributing factor was the high density…

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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