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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182M · Nucla, CO · May 12, 1984

Date: May 12, 1984 · 10:40 local
Place: Nucla, CO
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N71429
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN84LA150
Reported as: Cessna 182M
Reported engine: Continental O470R
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 338 total175 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N71429Registration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Cessna 182MS/N 18259618 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 182M Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft encountered downdraft and crashed attempting to clear ridge while seeding burned forest area.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AND CRASHED ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR RIDGE WHILE SEEDING BURNED FOREST AREA.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN84LA150Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNucla, COPlt stated, 'I made one pass on low boundry spreading 100% of seed and began a climbing left turn to make a pass from high side down east boundry. I reached altitude of approximately 300 ft AGL (above ground level) and attempted to pass over telephone draw…May 12, 1984 · Substantial damage