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Cessna 172L N19682

1 July 1996 · Johnstown, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 July 1996 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N19682, operated by Michael M. Cronk, was involved in an accident near Johnstown, Colorado, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Johnstown, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
40.3303, -104.9107
Aircraft
Cessna 172L
Registration
N19682
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Michael M. Cronk
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Englewood → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW96LA290

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude/clearance from obstructions, while buzzing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a local area personal flight, the aircraft struck two power lines approximately 1 mile apart, the second of which sheared off approximately 1/3 of the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot then flew the aircraft back to the point of departure, a distance of about 70 miles, and parked the aircraft in a shelter. He did not report the power line encounter. The aircraft was found the following day with evidence of substantial damage to many portions of the aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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