MINR · Cessna 172S · 2002-07-26 · Georgetown, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN02LA083
Event ID
20020808X01329
Type
Accident
Date
2002-07-26
Location
Georgetown, CO, USA
Coordinates
39.666667, -105.90583
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172S
Registration
CGKRA
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate preflight planning for a flight through high mountainous terrain, and the pilot committing himself to a mountainous flight path where terrain clearance was not possible. Contributing factors were the high density altitude weather condition, and the rising mountainous terrain.