ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316720
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| Date: | Saturday 8 July 2023 |
| Time: | c. 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | FTG Leasing LLC |
| Registration: | N739BE |
| MSN: | 17270866 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Colorado Air and Space Port (CFO/KCFO), Denver, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Denver-Colorado Air and Space Port, CO (KCFO) |
| Denver-Colorado Air and Space Port, CO (KCFO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 172N Skyhawk II, N739BE, was involved in a forced landing near Colorado Air and Space Port (CFO/KCFO), Denver, Colorado.
The pilot and passenger were not injured. The local flight originated from KCFO.
According to the FAA, the airplane was practicing touch and goes when it experienced a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff, the airplane landed in a field, but struck powerlines during the process.
Sources:
https://denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/news/student-pilot-conducts-emergency-landing-after-plane-suddenly-loses-power-in-colorado/article_28c83fc2-1dcd-11ee-b016-ff06113867e4.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N739BE/history/20230708/1826Z/KCFO/L%2039.75617%20-104.49774
Media:
Close call!!!
— Adams Sheriff's Page (@AdamsCoSheriff) July 8, 2023
At 1:00 PM today a student pilot took off from Front Range Airport to the south. Once he got 100 ft of altitude the aircraft suddenly lost power. The pilot kept his cool and was able to safely land in a field about 1/2 mile east of Peterson Rd. pic.twitter.com/5WWC1xImB7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2023 18:31 | Captain Adam | Added |
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