20150125000839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Routt County, CO · January 25, 2015

Date: January 25, 2015 · 11:20 local
Place: Routt County, CO
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8368U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA122
Reported as: Cessna 172F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N8368URegistration cancelled May 3, 2018 · Cessna 172FS/N 17252268 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 172F Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 1/25/2015 at approximately 1120 hrs. MST, N8368U, a Cessna model 172F aircraft was destroyed after impacting terrain near rabbit ears pass, Routt County, CO. The sole occupant on board sustained serious injuries. Weather at the time was visual meteorological conditions, (VMC).

As the FAA filed it

ON 1/25/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1120 HRS. MST, N8368U, A CESSNA MODEL 172F AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN NEAR RABBIT EARS PASS, ROUTT COUNTY, CO. THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, (VMC).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA122Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRoutt County, COThe pilot’s intentional flight into terrain.Jan 25, 2015 · Substantial damage