Cessna 172RG N6521R
25 March 1984 · Greeley, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 March 1984 at about 04:50 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N6521R was involved in an accident near Greeley, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greeley, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Weld County (GXY)
- Coordinates
- 40.4399, -104.6697
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG
- Registration
- N6521R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Tucumcari
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DEN84FA115
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND DURING A NIGHT FORCED LANDING. THE ACFT HAD MADE SOME STRANGE SOUNDS AND STARTED VIBRATING AFTER TAKEOFF. A GLIDE WAS SET UP FOR A FORCED LANDING. SINCE THE ARPT COULD NOT BE REACHED A LANDING WAS MADE ON A DRY RIVER BED. EXAM OF THE PROP SHOWED 6 3/4 INCHES OF ONE BLADE WERE MISSING AND COULD NOT BE LOCATED. FAILURE OF THE BLADE WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM A PRE-EXISTING FATIGUE CRACK. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT IS OPERATED OFF OF A GRAVEL STRIP IN NEW MEXICO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172 | Urbana, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1984 | Cessna 172H | Fairburn, Georgia, United States | South Fulton Sky | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1984 | Cessna 172L | Westmoreland, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172P | Madison, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172G | Forkville, Mississippi, United States | Pine Belt Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172N | Jamul, California, United States | Border Aeronautics | Fatal | 2 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1984 | Cessna 140 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150M | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1984 | Aerospatiale 316B | Near Dillon, Colorado, United States | St. Anthony's Hospital | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1984 | Cessna T210M | Canon City, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 1984 | Cessna TU206F | Strasburg, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1984 | Cessna 182M | Nucla, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |