# Accident 19800311005549A: Cessna 182R, Ordway, CO, March 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1980, 19:25 local time
- Place: Ordway, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2208° N, 103.7566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ordway, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2208&lon=-103.7566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7606Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total, 795 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311005549A

## Narrative

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

WING TIP HIT GROUND DURING LANDING APPROACH IN DENSE FOG. AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED AND BROKE UP. NO PRIOR WEATHER BRIEF

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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