Cessna 172K N78680

Summary

On 17 September 1984 at about 22:55 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N78680, operated by Mountain View Airmotive, was involved in an accident near Aspen, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 September 1984 at 22:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Aspen, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.1891, -106.8198

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N78680

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mountain View Airmotive

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aspen → Alamosa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84FA293

2 people were seriously 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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A VALLEY AIRSTRIP IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, PLT ELECTED TO CLIMB OUT STRAIGHT AHEAD TOWARD RISING TERRAIN INSTEAD OF CIRCLING TO GAIN ALTITUDE FIRST (NORMAL PROCEDURE). APPROACHING MOUNTAIN PASS, ACFT WAS OBSERVED CLIMBING BELOW LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY. NO ATTEMPT TO REVERSE COURSE NOTED. ACFT MUSHED INTO TERRAIN. PLT CITED ADVERSE WINDS AT THE PASS. INVESTIGATION SHOWED DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 14664 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.