- Date
- April 7, 1992, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chromo, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3358TCessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920407009179A
- Case key
- 18473
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Probable cause
Encounter with down draft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a flight over mountainous terrain the pilot lost control when he encountered down drafts. The airplane descended uncontrollably even though he applied control inputs to arrest his descent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3358T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1770658
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Horning, Patrick J.
- Registered owner
- Horning, Patrick J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- 2V1 · Pagosa Springs, 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 220 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 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 N3358T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.