20250831019862A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Fort Morgan, CO · August 31, 2025

Date: August 31, 2025 · 10:43 local
Place: Fort Morgan, CO
Airport: Fort Morgan Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N61657
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR25FA268
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 141 total

N61657Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17264706 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At approximately 10:43AM local time at Fort Morgan Municipal Airport (kfmm) Cessna 172 and extra 300M collided while both were attempting to land on runway 14, at the same time. Both aircraft were substantially damaged and/or destroyed.

The Cessna 172 had two souls on board, both with minor injuries. The extra 300M had two souls on board, one seriously injured with burns and other significant injuries, one deceased.

Weather at the time of the accident was reported as clear, 75 degrees, visual meteorological conditions, with light winds gusting to 10 mph.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:43AM LOCAL TIME AT FORT MORGAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KFMM) CESSNA 172 AND EXTRA 300M COLLIDED WHILE BOTH WERE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14, AT THE SAME TIME. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND/OR DESTROYED.

THE CESSNA 172 HAD TWO SOULS ON BOARD, BOTH WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE EXTRA 300M HAD TWO SOULS ON BOARD, ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH BURNS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT INJURIES, ONE DECEASED.

WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR, 75 DEGREES, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WITH LIGHT WINDS GUSTING TO 10 MPH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR25FA268Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportFort Morgan, COOn August 31, 2025, about 1040 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N61657, and an Extra Flugzeugproduktions-UND EA 300/LC, N330AN, were both destroyed when they collided midair near Fort Morgan, Colorado. The pilot and safety pilot of the Cessna received…Aug 31, 2025 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N330ANExtra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LCAccident 20250831019852A · Destroyed · 1 fatal