NONE · Cessna 172C · 2006-01-25 · Pagosa Springs, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN06LA036
Event ID
20060131X00139
Type
Accident
Date
2006-01-25
Location
Pagosa Springs, CO, USA
Coordinates
37.239551, -107.030006
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172C
Registration
N1407Y
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
the pilot initiating flight into known adverse weather, and his delay in not taking remedial action sooner by not making a precautionary landing. Contributing factors include the pilot's failure to obtain preflight and in-flight weather briefings, his continuing VFR flight into IMC, snow-covered terrain, and trees.