# NTSB DEN81FTE67: Cessna 172RG, N6324R, Walden, CO, August 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1981
- Place: Walden, CO · WALDEN, CO
- Location: 40.7316° N, 106.2813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walden, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7316&lon=-106.2813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE67

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6324R-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 172RG0165, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810820053889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820053889A), Aug 20, 1981: Cessna 172RG, Walden, CO, Substantial damage. Low above ground fly-by at a high density altitude. Full rich mixture, loaded engine. Overshot forced landing area.

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.

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