Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 177B N34157

14 September 1987 · Fort Collins, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 September 1987 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34157, operated by Mountain Flyers Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Fort Collins, 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.

The record

Date
at 02:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Fort Collins Downtown (3V5)
Coordinates
40.6496, -105.0306
Aircraft
Cessna 177B
Registration
N34157
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Mountain Flyers Aero Club
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Colorado Sprgs → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
DEN87LA240

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

DURING THE APPROACH TO FORT COLLINS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING MODERATE TURBULENCE. AT TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 11, A CROSSWIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND CAME TO A STOP NOSE DOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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