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N8368U accident description

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Crash location 40.299166°N, 106.671389°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Routt County, CO
40.516642°N, 106.983941°W
22.3 miles away
Tail number N8368U
Accident date 25 Jan 2015
Aircraft type Cessna 172F
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

On January 25, 2015, about 1100 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172F airplane, N8368U, impacted terrain in the Routt National Forest, Colorado. The private pilot sustained minor injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the cross country flight.

The airplane impacted sparely wooded, mountainous terrain at an approximate elevation of 10,000 feet. Both wings were crushed and impact damaged. The fuselage was crushed and distorted. The empennage separated from the aft cabin but remain attached to the airplane via control cables. The right elevator was crushed.

A review of Federal Aviation Administration records revealed that the pilot's private pilot certificate had been revoked several years earlier.

In a telephone interview with the pilot, he stated that he became emotional over previous life events. The pilot then decided to attempt suicide by flying the airplane into the side of a mountain. He reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot’s intentional flight into terrain.

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