Cessna 172 N2262E

Summary

On 14 June 1988 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N2262E, operated by Corporate Aircraft Serv. of Co, was involved in an accident near Rifle, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 June 1988 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rifle, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.5292, -107.7692

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N2262E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Corporate Aircraft Serv. of Co

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Montrose

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN88LA129

1 person had minor injuries.

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 STUDENT PLT WAS FLYING A X-COUNTRY TRAINING FLT. THE FLT WAS NOT ON THE PLANNED ROUTE. THE PLT FLEW INTO A BOX CANYON TOO NARROW TO COMPLETE A TURN AND COULD NOT CLIMB FAST ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE TERRAIN AT THE END OF THE CANYON. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TURN AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES AND FELL TO THE TERRAIN ABOUT 300 FEET BELOW THE CANYON RIDGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.