# Accident 20170227001809A: Cessna 172S, Berthoud, CO, February 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2017, 07:43 local time
- Place: Berthoud, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Y61S
- Location: 40.2672° N, 105.1542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2672&lon=-105.1542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2461N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2461N-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170227001809A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/27/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 0723, N2461N, A CESSNA 172S DEPARTED KBJC FLEW NORTH APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AND BEGAN PERFORMING FLIGHT MANEUVERS BEFORE IMPACTING THE WATER AT CULVER RESERVOIR AT 0743. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD AND BOTH SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS 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 CEN17FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA111), Feb 27, 2017: Cessna 172S (N2461N), Berthoud, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots to apply prompt and/or correct flight control inputs to adequately recover from the intentional aerodynamic spin.

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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