Accident · 1999-08-04

NTSB case DEN99LA135 · Cessna 172N · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-08-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172N (N733CK)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The unforecasted sudden wind change, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the down sloping terrain next to the runway.

Source: NTSB case DEN99LA135

Flight 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.

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