Cessna 172F N8368U
25 January 2015 · Routt County, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 January 2015 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8368U, operated by Darling, Mark R, was involved in an accident near Routt County, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Routt County, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.2992, -106.6714
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N8368U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1964
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Darling, Mark R
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baggs → Greeley
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15LA122
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s intentional flight into terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, while en route to his destination airport, he became emotional and decided to intentionally fly his airplane into the side of a mountain in an attempt to commit suicide. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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