Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172 N35371

14 August 1969 · Fruita, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 August 1969 at about 07:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N35371, operated by Monarch Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fruita, Colorado, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 07:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Fruita, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N35371
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Monarch Aviati
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Grand Junction, Colo → Grand Junction, Colo
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3581

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

STRUCK 50 FT POWER LINES. CONT FLT AND LANDED SAFELY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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