ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373790
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 December 1986 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Lachute Air Service, Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-GYDG |
| MSN: | 17561674 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3666 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nathrop, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Canon City, CO (1V6) |
| Gunnison, CO (KGUC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CANADIAN REGISTERED ACFT, WITH A PVT PLT AND INSTRUCTOR RATED PAX AND TWO PAXS ABOARD, TOOK OFF FROM CANON CITY, CO, ENROUTE TO GUNNISON, CO, TO REFUEL. THIS WAS A CROSS-COUNTRY FLT TO ALLOW THE PLT TO BUILD NECESSARY FLT TIME TOWARDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN IN FORMATION WITH ANOTHER CANADIAN ACFT. THE PLT WAS NAVIGATING VIA PILOTAGE AND NOTICED HE WAS FLYING NORTH INSTEAD OF WEST. THE INSTRUCTOR RATED PAX ABOARD THE OTHER ACFT ADVISED THE PLT TO FLY A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 240 DEGS. THE PLT LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE OTHER ACFT AND A TURN WAS MADE OVER THE WRONG CHECKPOINT. THE ACFT WAS AT 10,800 FT MSL AND CLIMBING SLOWLY WHEN THE PLT SAW HIGHER TERRAIN AHEAD. THE ACFT WAS IN A BLIND CANYON AND THE PLT COULD NOT REVERSE COURSE. THE INSTRUCTOR RATED PAX TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND PURPOSELY STALLED INTO A SNOW COVERED 12,000 FT MOUNTAIN. THE OTHER ACFT LANDED SAFELY AT GUNNISON.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN87LA033
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2024 17:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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