# Accident 19770103003399A: Cessna 182P, Pagosa Springs, CO, January 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1977
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.2634° N, 107.0035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pagosa Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2634&lon=-107.0035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86292, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86292-1977-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770103003399A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES OBSERVED AIRCRAFT CIRCLING IN VALLEY. AIRCRAFT ENTERED TURN AND THEN WENT STRAIGHT IN

## 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 DEN77FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA017), Jan 3, 1977: Cessna 182 (N86292), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed, 1 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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