# Accident 20190323001859A: Cessna R172E, Loveland, CO, March 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2019, 10:40 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4519° N, 105.0114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4519&lon=-105.0114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7879N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7879N-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,235 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190323001859A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL FOR LANDING TO KFNL, RWY 15 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DOWN DRAFT/MICRO BURST. PILOT ATTEMPTED CLIMB OUT WITH FULL POWER BUT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINE AND TREE LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING LATTITUDE: 40 DEG 46 MIN 55 SEC N-NORTH; LONGITUDE: 105 DEG 02 MIN 47 SEC W-WEST FROM KFLN.

## 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 CEN19LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA107), Mar 23, 2019: Cessna R172E (N7879N), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight loss of control on landing approach due to encountering a down-draft, and the pilot's failure to take timely action to abandon the approach and perform a go-around.

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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