Cessna 172 N4609J

Summary

On 23 April 1983 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4609J, operated by Alpine Flight Services, was involved in an accident near Leadville, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 April 1983 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Leadville, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.2407, -106.2899

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N4609J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alpine Flight Services

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Leadville → Pueblo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83LA103

Nobody was injured.

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 COLLIDED WITH SNOW COVERED RISING TERRAIN WHEN FLT WAS ATTEMPTED THROUGH A CANYON PASS. THE PLT SAID HE COULD SEE THAT THE TERRAIN COULD NOT BE CLEARED SO HE WAS TRYING TO TURN AROUND TO FLY OUT. THE ACFT STALLED IN THE TURN AND MUSHED INTO THE SNOW. THE PLT HAD LOWERED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND REPORTED THAT THE STALL WARNING WAS GOING. THE PLT SAID HE SOULD HAVE CIRCLED LONGER OR CARRIED ONE LESS PERSON OR LESS FUEL. THE DENSITY ALT WAS COMPUTED AS 14,012 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.