# NTSB DEN70AD043: Cessna 172, N7104A, Rollinsville, CO, January 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1970
- Place: Rollinsville, CO · ROLLINSVILLE, CO
- Location: 39.9232° N, 105.5135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rollinsville, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9232&lon=-105.5135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70AD043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70AD043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1392   70/1/2    ROLLINSVILLE,COLO   CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 185
        TIME - 1045                    N7104A              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 MOAB,UTAH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- MOUNTAIN-TOP WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30KTS.ACFT IMPACTED INTO FROZEN LAKE AT 11700FT ELEVATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7104A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7104A-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 29204 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N7104A (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 OAK69D0250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0250), Feb 6, 1969: Cessna 172 (N7104A), Redwood City, CA, substantial damage

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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