- Date
- March 25, 1981
- Place
- Kiowa, CO · KIOWA, CO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9826VCessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810325012269A
- Case key
- 126574
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3607 81/3/25 NR.KIOWA,CO CESSNA 172M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 66 TOTAL TIME - 1620 N9826V PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LCL PLTS KNOWN TO PRACTICE DROPPING OBTS ON TGTS AT LOW ALTS.SML FLOUR SACKS FD IN ACFT & N IMPCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9826V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.