# Accident 20240917017209A: Cessna 172N, Pagosa Springs, CO, September 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2024, 12:03 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Stevens Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1200° N, 107.3900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1200&lon=-107.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739JU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739JU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,180 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240917017209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANIMAS AIRPARK (00C) NEAR DURANGO AT 10:00 A.M. FOR LAKE NAVAJO, CO FOR A DISCOVERY FLIGHT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKING OFF, A LIGHT RAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED, SO SHE TURNED ON THE CARBURETOR (CARB) HEAT AS A PRECAUTION. THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGHLY, SO CARB HEAT WAS TURNED OFF; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS CONTINUED, AND THE ENGINE RPM DEGRADED. CARB HEAT WAS TURNED ON AGAIN AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING NEAR AROBLES, COLORADO. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, NOSE, AND FUSELAGE. POST-ACCIDENT ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO ICING.

## 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 CEN24LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA362), Sep 17, 2024: Cessna 172N (N739JU), Arboles, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.

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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