Event DEN91LA052

1991-03-18 COLORADO SPRING, Colorado, United States Airport · COS None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1950Q

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 177RG

Year of manufacture

1973 · 18 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D (200 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19730323

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A17D25

Registrant of record

SHERWOOD JEFFREY CURTIS

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1950Q Cessna 177RG None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE GUSTY/QUARTERING CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Factual narrative

DURING THE LANDING ROLL, A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT STRUCK A RUNWAY DISTANCE MARKER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_DEN91LA052.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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