# Accident 19830406011219A: Cessna 182E, Hayden, CO, April 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1983, 11:15 local time
- Place: Hayden, CO
- Airport: Yampa Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4810° N, 107.2593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4810&lon=-107.2593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2971Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2971Y-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 227 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830406011219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED AND SMOKED ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK WIRES TRYING TO RETURN. FUELED AND NOT FLOWN 6 MO PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

## 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 DEN83FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA091), Apr 6, 1983: Cessna 182H (N2971Y), Hayden, CO, substantial damage

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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