# Accident 20041023026839A: Cessna 170A, Glenwood Sprin, CO, October 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2004, 11:05 local time
- Place: Glenwood Sprin, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5156° N, 107.6867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5156&lon=-107.6867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9176A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9176A-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041023026839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS IN THE NORMAL PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 32 AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS WHEN HE DECIDED HE WAS TOO HIGH AND ELECTED TO GO-AROUND AND MAKE ANOTHER APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE ADDED POWER, HE REPORTED THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO RESPONSE. (HE STATES THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION. FIRST RESPONDERS TO THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORT SEEING THE CARBURETOR HEAT IN THE "OFF" POSITION). HE THEN NAVIGATED IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE CITY; AS HE DID SO, HE BRUSHED THE TOPS OF SOME TREES. A WITNESS REPORTS HEARING A ROUGH ENGINE SOUND AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE ROOF OF A TOWNHOUSE, BOUNCED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER TOWNHOUSE, AND CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE TWO.

## 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 DEN05LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA013), Oct 23, 2004: Cessna 170A (N9176A), Glenwood Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and the loss of engine power. Related factors were conditions conducive for carburetor icing and the lack…

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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