Textron 172S N20818

Summary

On 2 September 2023 at about 11:54 local time, a Textron 172S registered N20818, operated by ATP USA, was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 September 2023 at 11:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Centennial (APA)

Coordinates

39.5397, -104.8514

Aircraft

Textron 172S

Registration

N20818

Category

Airplane

Year built

2020

Engines

1

Operator

ATP USA

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Englewood → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

CEN23LA394

2 people had minor injuries.

An in-flight collision with multiple geese during initial climb.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and his student were conducting an instructional flight in the airport traffic pattern when the airplane collided with multiple geese during initial climb. Due to the collision, the engine experienced a loss of engine power, so the flight instructor continued straight ahead. He conducted a forced landing on a golf course and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and both wings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.