19791012028179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Wolcott, CO · October 12, 1979

Date
October 12, 1979 · 11:00 local
Place
Wolcott, CO
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N757HW
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80DTE01
Reported as
Cessna 182
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,950 total452 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hit pwr line support cables while flying in river valley. Severed rudder. Landed safely in field.

As the FAA filed it

HIT PWR LINE SUPPORT CABLES WHILE FLYING IN RIVER VALLEY. SEVERED RUDDER. LANDED SAFELY IN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.