DEN68D0110

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Montrose, CO · September 29, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1967
Place
Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
Injuries
3 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2534LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114362

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3400  67/9/29  NR.MONTROSE,COLO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 400
        TIME - 1750                    N2534L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 9/30/67.

Aircraft

Registration
N2534L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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