# Accident 19740404009349A: Cessna 182M, Basalt, CO, April 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1974
- Place: Basalt, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.3686° N, 107.0488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Basalt, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3686&lon=-107.0488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91599, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91599-1975-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 956 total, 227 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740404009349A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FLYING TOP SAFETY COVER FOR USAF HELI IN CANYON.WEA DETERIORATED,PLT ATTMPTD LDG ON ROAD.

## 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 DEN74DTE64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE64), Apr 4, 1974: Cessna 182M (N91599), Basalt, CO, substantial damage

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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