# Accident 19791215036409A: Cessna 182Q, Ft Collins, CO, December 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1979, 09:35 local time
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Airport: Christian
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735JB-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 44 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215036409A

## Narrative

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

WIND VEERED AIRCRAFT OFF ICY RUNWAY INTO AREA OF SNOW. AIRCRAFT WAS THROWN OVER BY GUSTY SURFACE WIND.

## 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 DEN80DTE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE15), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna 182 (N735JB), Ft Collins, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N735JB (1)

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

- [Accident 20150718009679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150718009679A), Jul 18, 2015: Cessna 182Q (N735JB), Hidden Splendor, UT, Substantial damage. During a short and soft field takeoff the aircraft encountered a dip in the runway as they became airborne. The pilot also believes a gust of wind came up at…

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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