- Date
- August 20, 1981
- Place
- Walden, CO · WALDEN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6324RCessna 172RG
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810820053889A
- Case key
- 124158
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3295 81/8/20 WALDEN,CO CESSNA 172RG CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 262 TIME - 2000 N6324R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND JUNCTION,CO WALDEN,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT STATED AFT GRADUAL DESCENT W PARTIAL PWR,PWR REDUCED TO FLT IDLE ON BASE,MIXTURE FULL RICH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6324R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6324RRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Cessna 172RGAirframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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.