Cessna 172 N78284
27 September 1969 · Walsenburg, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 September 1969 at about 07:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N78284, operated by Pueblo Aircraf, was involved in an accident during in flight near Walsenburg, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Walsenburg, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N78284
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pueblo Aircraf
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Pueblo, Colo → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2706
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN. 7000 FT ALT. TEMP UNK.OBSERVERS SEAT BELT UNFASTENED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1969 | Cessna 172D | Couts, Canada | W.h.flyers Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1969 | Cessna 172 | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | K Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1969 | Cessna 172 | Sunfair, California, United States | Parflite, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1969 | Cessna 172H | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Space City Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1969 | Cessna 172B | Melbourne, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1969 | Cessna 172 | Hernando, Mississippi, United States | Hi-Air Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |