# Accident 20080929850809A: Cessna R172K, Leadville, CO, September 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2008, 11:20 local time
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1361° N, 106.2186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1361&lon=-106.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736LN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736LN-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 550 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080929850809A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN A CESSNA 172XP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NEAR LEADVILLE, COLORADO. DURING INSTRUCTION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED GAINING ALTITUDE AND GAVE THE CONTROLS TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUND AND LOOKED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED THE LANDING AND HIT HARD IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS WINGS CAUSING ONE INJURY TO THE PASSENGER IN BACK. THE AIRCRAFT IS A TOTAL LOSS.

## 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 DFW08LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA238), Sep 29, 2008: Cessna R172K (N736LN), Leadville, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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