# Accident 19741004036829A: Cessna 182J, Springfield, CO, October 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1974
- Place: Springfield, CO
- Airport: Springfield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.4587° N, 102.6180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGFIELD MUNI (8V7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4587&lon=-102.6180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2869F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2869F-1974-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 90 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75AD017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741004036829A

## Narrative

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

LIMITED NIGHT FLYING & RECENCY.UNLIGHTED TERRAIN.RECOVERED 10/5/74.

## 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 DEN75AD017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD017), Oct 4, 1974: Cessna 182J (N2869F), Springfield, CO, destroyed, 5 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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