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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Colorado Spring, CO · February 21, 1981

Date
February 21, 1981 · 19:15 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4030D
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTE22
Reported as
Cessna 182
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
721 total208 in this make and model37 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.

Ran off taxiway in the dark. Struck ditch. Taxiway was adequately lighted. Pilot lacked recent night operations.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OFF TAXIWAY IN THE DARK. STRUCK DITCH. TAXIWAY WAS ADEQUATELY LIGHTED. PILOT LACKED RECENT NIGHT OPERATIONS.

NTSB investigation

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