- Date
- May 1, 1985, 07:25 local (13:25 UTC)
- Place
- Garfield, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N737DHCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850501017709A
- Case key
- 16668
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Analysis
The acft collided with terrain on the east side of monarch pass near Garfield, CO. The three occupants, all pilots, were not injured. The acft departed salida, CO, located aprx 20 miles east of the pass. The plt stated that the acft would not climb above 10300 ft. the elevation of the pass is 11312 ft. during a 180 degree turn to reverse course, the acft impacted and settled into trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737DH
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269334
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Shields Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 15, 1985 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- QV2 · Salida, CO
- Destination
- GUC · Gunnison, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 73 total · 73 in this make and model · 36 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N737DH · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.