# NTSB DEN72AD012: Cessna 172L, N7920G, Lake City, CO, September 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1971
- Place: Lake City, CO · LAKE CITY, CO
- Location: 38.0231° N, 107.3113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0231&lon=-107.3113&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2216  71/9/14    LAKE CITY,COLO      CESSNA 172L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 500
        TIME - 0945                    N7920G              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VC BAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOUNTAIN,COLO               LAKE CITY,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- GO AROUND FROM APCH TO ABANDONED STRIP. HIT TREES. ACFT NEAR GROSS WT. DENSITY ALT 11500 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7920G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Vc Bar

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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