# NTSB DEN79FA051: Cessna 177RG, N8019G, Fairplay, CO, July 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1979
- Place: Fairplay, CO · FAIRPLAY, CO
- Location: 39.2243° N, 105.9984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairplay, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2243&lon=-105.9984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA051

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2615  79/7/21  NR.FAIRPLAY,CO        CESSNA 177RG        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 229
        TIME - 0840                    N8019G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT COLLINS,CO              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAIN SIDE.D/A APPROX 14000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8019G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8019G-1983-02-17), registration cancelled 1983-02-17, S/N 177RG0019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (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 19790721027799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721027799A), Jul 21, 1979: Cessna 177RG, Fairplay, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft was flying in a valley. Was unable to clear the mountain. Crashed at 11,910FEET altitude.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.