# NTSB Accident FTW97LA085
> **Cessna 172N** · 1997-01-17 · STEAMBOAT SPGS, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA085
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07289
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-17
- **Location:** STEAMBOAT SPGS, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.489303, -106.830924
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N739QE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the flight instructor and the dual student to maintain an adequate visual lookout.  Factors were the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight, inadequate altitude in which to clear obstacles, and the dual student's lack of familiarity with the geographical area.

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