# Accident 19820330009079A: Cessna 180K, Montrose, CO, March 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1982, 09:05 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4688° N, 107.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4688&lon=-107.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2809K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2809K-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,254 total, 368 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820330009079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE AIR FILTER ICED UP FLYING IN HEAVY SNOWSHOWER.  ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN TREES. FILTER PRONE TO ICE CLOGGING.

## 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 DEN82DA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA052), Mar 30, 1982: Cessna 180K (N2809K), Montrose, CO, destroyed

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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