# Accident 20070905017609A: Cessna 172M, Grand Junction, CO, September 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2007, 08:30 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2947° N, 109.5883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2947&lon=-109.5883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8945V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8945V-2014-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 175 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070905017609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS FLYING UP A CANYON LOOKING AT ELK WHEN HE DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR THE RIDGE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND STALLING THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA07LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA251), Sep 5, 2007: Cessna 172M (N8945V), Thompson, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering in a box canyon.

## Other reports on N8945V (2)

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

- [Accident 19790313004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313004619A), Mar 13, 1979: Cessna 172 (N8945V), Kearney, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft blown over when taxied for takeoff in strong gusty wind.
- [Incident 19780704042169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704042169I), Jul 4, 1978: Cessna 172M (N8945V), Atlantic, IA, Minor damage. Pilot made hard touchdown, bounced 3 or 4 times with nose gear damage.

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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