# Accident 19760926033029A: Cessna 182A, Poncha Pass, CO, September 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Poncha Pass, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N3764D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3764D-1976-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTF02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTF02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926033029A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 10/01/76. SNOW DEPTH 15IN. IMPACT SPEED 60MPH. SNOWING HARD. VIZ 150FT.

## 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 DEN76FTF02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTF02), Sep 26, 1976: Cessna 182A (N3764D), Poncha Pass, CO, destroyed

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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