Cessna 172P accident near Monarch Crest, CO
On August 9, 2004, a Cessna 172P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Monarch Crest, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 9, 2004
- Place
- Monarch Crest, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.499°N, 106.339°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040816X01228
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 9, 2004, approximately 1715 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N911JR, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain while maneuvering near Monarch Pass, Monarch Crest, Colorado. A post-crash fire ensued. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The two pilots sustained fatal injuries. The cross-country flight originated at Montrose, Colorado, at 1525, and was en route to McCook, Nebraska. According to the operator, the pilots --- an uncle and nephew --- departed Alleghany County Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, August 4, 2004, and flew to Phoenix, Arizona, via Lexington, Kentucky. Flying three 3-hour legs each day, they arrived in Phoenix on Friday, August 6. They picked up a passenger and flew to San Diego, California. There, they spent Saturday, August 7, with the pilot's mother, who was celebrating her 60th birthday. They departed San Diego on Sunday, August 8, and flew back to Phoenix, where the passenger disembarked. From there, they flew to Bryce Canyon, Utah, and spent the night. The next morning (the day of the accident), the pilot telephoned his wife and told her they were en route home, and would fly to West Bend, Wisconsin, to see the pilot's father. The two pilots departed Bryce Canyon and flew to Montrose. The pilot telephoned the operator approximately 1400 and told them the weather was fine, and the airplane was performing well. FAA records i
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall, and his decision to conduct flight beyond the performance capability of the aircraft. A contributing factor was the high density altitude, and an inadvertent stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
