ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313983
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| Date: | Monday 29 May 2023 |
| Time: | 12:48 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172B Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8098X |
| MSN: | 17248598 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Divide, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Meadow Lake Airport, CO (KFLY) |
| Meadow Lake Airport, CO (KFLY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 29, 2023 about 1245 Mountain Daylight time, a Cessna 172B airplane, N8098X, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Divide, Colorado. The pilot was seriously injured and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
According to both the pilot and passenger, while the airplane was enroute to Falcon, Colorado, the engine began to make a “horrible racket” with an associated partial loss of power. The pilot reported that he was unable to maintain enough altitude to allow them to cross the mountains over to Colorado Springs, Colorado and elected to conduct an off-field landing into grassy terrain. During the landing roll, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. The fuselage and both wings sustained substantial damage.
The airplane and engine were retained for further examination.
Sources:
https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/crews-are-investigating-a-possible-plane-crash-near-divide-according-to-teller-county-sheriffs-office
https://krdo.com/news/2023/05/29/plane-crash-investigation-underway-in-divide-colorado/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8098X
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ab06d2&lat=38.933&lon=-105.167&zoom=14.2&showTrace=2023-05-29
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N8098X
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/18d173f025b002e820046d747283a70f16386152 (photo)
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2023 20:28 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 29-May-2023 21:49 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 31-May-2023 05:39 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 15-Jun-2023 23:47 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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