# NTSB DEN74AD049: Cessna 172M, N92562, Palmer Lake, CO, April 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1974
- Place: Palmer Lake, CO · PALMER LAKE, CO
- Location: 39.1138° N, 104.9061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer Lake, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1138&lon=-104.9061&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1042  74/4/12    PALMER LAKE,COLO    CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 2042                    N92562              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPGS,COLO         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES AT 35FT AGL.WX REPORTED BY WITNESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92562](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92562-1974-07-10), registration cancelled 1974-07-10, S/N 17261585 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740412014249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740412014249A), Apr 12, 1974: Cessna 172M, Palmer Lake, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit pwr lines at 35FT AGL.wx reported by witness.

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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