# Accident 19780815024999A: Cessna A185F, Cheyenne, WY, August 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1978
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Cheyenne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3RS-1989-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 748 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTC36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815024999A

## Narrative

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

TOWER REPORTED DENSITY ALTITUDE AS 8100 FEET PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.MIX FULL RICH.

## 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 DEN78FTC36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC36), Aug 15, 1978: Cessna 185F (N3RS), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3RS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880227010399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227010399I), Feb 27, 1988: Cessna P210N (N3RS), Dublin, CA, Minor damage. Forced landing on a dirt bank due to loss of power. Improper pilot technique on fuel tank selection a major factor.

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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