Cessna 172 N75958

Summary

On 17 June 1983 at about 14:35 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N75958 was involved in an accident near Ellicott, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 June 1983 at 14:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Ellicott, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N75958

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Colorado Spring → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83LA151

Nobody was injured.

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

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT WAS DESCENDING FROM AIRWORK AT 10800 FT MSL TO RETURN TO THE ARPT. THE ENGINE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS ON BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE INTITATED AND A LANDING SITE CHOSEN. THE DIRT ROADCHOSEN HAD A CROSSWIND SO AN ALTERNATE FIELD WAS CHOSEN. THE GRASS FIELD GAVE POOR DECELERATION AND AFTER 455 FT OF ROLLA FENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. IN THE RECOMMENDATION SECTION OF THE PILOT'S ACCIDENT REPORT HE WROTE 'BE CAUTIOUS EVEN WITH NOVISIBLE MOISTURE WHEN IT WAS VISIBLE EARLIER.' ALL POST ACCIDENT TESTS ON THE ENGINE WERE NORMAL. THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTAINED NO WATER IN THE TANKS OR LINES. THE TEMPERATURE ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 55 DEGREES F AND THE DEWPOINT WAS 32 DEGREES F.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.