# Accident 19840728036169A: Cessna 182R, Pagosa Springs, CO, July 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1984, 12:39 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Stevens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2392° N, 107.0305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2392&lon=-107.0305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4617E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4617E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,517 total, 52 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728036169A

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED BY A HOT AIR BALLOON TETHERED NEAR THE RUNWAY,BOUNCED AND LOST CONTROL LANDING. RAN OFF INTO A FENCE.

## 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 DEN84LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA244), Jul 28, 1984: Cessna 182 (N4617E), Pagosa Springs, 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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