# Accident 19850706030229A: Cessna 182R, Telluride, CO, July 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9401° N, 107.8997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9401&lon=-107.8997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9837H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9837H) (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 O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 16 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706030229A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER TERRAIN AFTER ENCOUNTERING DOWNDRAFT, STRUCK A KNOLL. DENSITY ALTITUDE OVER 12000 FEET.

## 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 DEN85LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA182), Jul 6, 1985: Cessna 182-R (N9837H), Telluride, CO, destroyed

## Other reports on N9837H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20041118029739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041118029739I), Nov 18, 2004: Cessna 182R (N9837H), Providence, RI, Minor damage. (-23) Date: November 18, 2004 Theodore Francis Green State Airport (pvd) patrick michael judge cert# 002774470 N9837H CE-182R s/n 18268058 FSDO-02 [privacy…

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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