- Date
- July 9, 1987, 17:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- Parker, CO
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5269QCessna 152II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870709032679A
- Case key
- 17117
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instructor plt and his new student were on a local training flt when they encountered adverse wx. The instructor said that he attempted to turn back to the arpt but the winds forced the acft down until it impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5269Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285094
- Airframe hours
- 2,918
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aspen Air Corporation
- Registered owner
- Ronald S. Coeb
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1987 · 124 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Englewood, 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
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 418 total · 131 in this make and model · 379 as pilot in command · 89 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA, 5 nm away
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 N5269Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.