- Date
- May 22, 1981
- Place
- Frisco, CO · FRISCO, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N734NNCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810522027869A
- Case key
- 126126
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1037 81/5/22 FRISCO,CO CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N734NN PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 21, 325 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 126 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASPEN,CO DENVER,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- UN OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734NN
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N734NNRegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2012 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.