# Accident 20101003048549A: Cessna 172D, Durango, CO, October 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2356° N, 107.8697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2356&lon=-107.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2593, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2593-2014-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL O300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 140 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101003048549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOKOFF AND AS SOON AS HE CEARED THE AIRPORT ENVIROMNT AT 200 FEET THE ENGING QUIT, HE GLIDED TO THE SPOT OF IMPACT INTO A BRUSH PATCH AND BOUNCED TO REST.TWO PASSANGERS, HEAD LACERATIONS, TRNSPORTED TO THE HOSPITLE.

## 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 CEN11LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA001), Oct 3, 2010: Cessna 172D (N2593), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the pilot inadvertently moving the fuel selector to the OFF position. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's unfamiliarity with this model accident airplane.

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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