# NTSB DEN70A0022: Cessna 172, N78284, Walsenburg, CO, September 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1969
- Place: Walsenburg, CO · WALSENBURG, CO
- Location: 37.6306° N, 104.7817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walsenburg, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6306&lon=-104.7817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70A0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70A0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2706  69/9/27    WALSENBURG,COLO     CESSNA 172          CR-  1  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0715                    N78284              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 24, 621 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            55 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUEBLO,COLO                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN. 7000 FT ALT. TEMP UNK. OBSERVERS SEAT BELT UNFASTENED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78284](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78284-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 17257553, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N78284 (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 SEA01LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA036), Jan 7, 2001: Cessna 172K (N78284), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions while taxiing the airplane.

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.

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