# Accident 19860726034952A: Cessna TR182, Boulder, CO, July 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1986, 07:40 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0203° N, 105.2495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0203&lon=-105.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5113S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5113S-2002-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,343 total, 114 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726034952A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY N4346L DURING A FORMATION FLIGHT. THIS AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4346L, Piper PA46310P: [Accident 19860726034951A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726034951A)

## 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 DEN86FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA208), Jul 26, 1986: Cessna TR-182 (N5113S), Boulder, CO, minor damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5113S (2)

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

- [Accident 19940911033929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940911033929A), Sep 11, 1994: Cessna TR182 (N5113S), Lancaster, SC, Substantial damage. Low RPM on takeoff. Aborted. Rolled off end runway. Nosed over. No mechanical. Carburetor icing conditions.
- [Incident 19891014040469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014040469I), Oct 14, 1989: Cessna TR182 (N5113S), Olive Branch, MS, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot distracted by radio problems and forgot to lower gear.

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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