# Accident 20050216002979A: Cessna 172, Montrose, CO, February 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2664° N, 108.1775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2664&lon=-108.1775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3985F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3985F-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050216002979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS FLYING UNDER THE CLOUDS 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONTROSE WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER TO ABOUT 25%. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND COVERED BY 8 FEET OF SNOW IN A VERTICAL NOSE DOWN POSITION. PILOT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 DEN05LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA058), Feb 16, 2005: Cessna 172 (N3985F), Montrose, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning during the descent which resulted in partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to select carburetor…

## Other reports on N3985F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800206020839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206020839I), Feb 6, 1980: Cessna 172 (N3985F), Pratt, KS, Minor damage. Lost directional control in crosswind landing. Damaged right wing tip and propeller.

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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