Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N3LT

27 August 1982 · Monarch Pass, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 27 August 1982 at about 18:39 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N3LT, operated by JAS Schuler, was involved in an accident near Monarch Pass, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:39
Classification
Accident
Location
Monarch Pass, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N3LT
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
JAS Schuler
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Salida → Grand Junction
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN82FTE24

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 10,950 FT MSL 22 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS ABOUT 50 DEG F. RATE OF CLIMB AT 10,000 FT MSL & 50 DEG F IS ABOUT 251 FPM AT 76 MPH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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