# Accident 20150125000839A: Cessna 172F, Routt County, CO, January 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2015, 11:20 local time
- Place: Routt County, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2992° N, 106.6714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2992&lon=-106.6714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8368U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8368U-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150125000839A

## Narrative

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

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).

## 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 CEN15LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA122), Jan 25, 2015: Cessna 172F (N8368U), Routt County, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s intentional flight into terrain.

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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