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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 185F · Collbran, CO · September 24, 1981

Date
September 24, 1981 · 11:30 local
Place
Collbran, CO
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1343Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FA069
Reported as
Cessna 185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total45 in this make and model0 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.

Aircraft struck wires and crashed during takeoff. Pilot intended to fly beneath wires.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT INTENDED TO FLY BENEATH WIRES.

NTSB investigation

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