# Accident 19810924062219A: Cessna 185F, Collbran, CO, September 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Collbran, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2400° N, 107.9635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collbran, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2400&lon=-107.9635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1343Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1343Q-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810924062219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN81FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA069), Sep 24, 1981: Cessna 185 (N1343Q), Collbran, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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