# Accident 19730323008099A: Cessna 182H, Garfield, CO, March 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1973
- Place: Garfield, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.5493° N, 106.2893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5493&lon=-106.2893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8700T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8700T-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 94 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73AD043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730323008099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MTNS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. RECOVERED 3/26/73.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN73AD043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD043), Mar 23, 1973: Cessna 182C (N8700T), Garfield, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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