DEN75DTE70

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Lyons, CO · May 25, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 25, 1975
Place
Lyons, CO · LYONS, CO
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N13657Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750525013179A
Case key
148933

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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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3-1298  75/5/25  NR.LYONS,CO           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N13657              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT COLLINS,CO               RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- UN OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.LNDD IN TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N13657
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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