Cessna R172E N7905N
30 January 2001 · Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 January 2001 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna R172E registered N7905N was involved in an accident near Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- City of Colorado Springs Munic (COS)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172E
- Registration
- N7905N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Colorado Spring → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN01LA046
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing roll. A contributing factor was the cross wind weather condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot (19 hours of flight experience) was making his second supervised solo flight. During landing roll on runway 12, the airplane exited the left side of the runway and impacted a snow bank. The reported wind was 060 degrees at 16 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R172E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2002 | Cessna R172E | River Ranch, Florida, United States | Patrick AFB Aero Club | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Cessna R172E | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Kirtland Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2003 | Cessna R172E | Macas, Ecuador | Compania Federacion Shuar | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Aug 1997 | Cessna R172E | Mary Esther, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2005 | Cessna R172E | Patuxent River, Maryland, United States | Patuxent River Navy Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 2006 | Cessna R172E (T-41C) | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | United State Air Force | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2001 | Cessna T210L | Howard, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Luscombe 8E | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2001 | Boeing A75N1 (PT17) | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Esbenshade STARDUSTER TOO SA300 | Evans, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Aviat A-1 | Montrose, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 2001 | Bradley RANS S-7 | Fruita, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |