Accident · 2002-03-15
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-03-15
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172Q (N66076)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Wings of Denver Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Wings of Denver
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat. Contributing factors included carburetor icing conditions, the unavailability of suitable terrain on which to make a forced landing, and night conditions.
Source: NTSB case DEN02LA033Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.