# Accident 20160130004289A: Cessna 172D, La Junta, CO, January 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: La Junta, CO
- Airport: La Junta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0481° N, 103.5128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0481&lon=-103.5128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2567U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2567U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160130004289A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 30, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 MST, N2567U, A CESSNA MODEL 172D AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM LA JUNTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KLHX) LA JUNTA COLORADO. THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) WINDS WERE 8 KNOTS GUSTING TO 17 KNOTS FROM 280.  ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3/14/2016.

## 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 GAA16CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA150), Jan 31, 2016: Cessna 172 (N2567U), La Junta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off with a tailwind, and exceed the critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the ground.

## Other reports on N2567U (2)

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

- [Incident 20150328003949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150328003949I), Mar 28, 2015: Cessna 172D (N2567U), Mesquite, TX, No damage. N2567U was on short final when the engine quit. Pilot flared onto the grass prior to the runway. No damage or injuries. Pilot restarted the engine and taxied…
- [Incident 19840330032709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840330032709I), Mar 30, 1984: Cessna 172D (N2567U), Liberty, NC, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Left the runway and struck trees. Blamed wind shear with 8 knot wind.

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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