# Accident 19860918045529A: Cessna 182Q, Ovid, CO, September 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1986, 15:18 local time
- Place: Ovid, CO
- Airport: Julesburg Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8706° N, 102.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8706&lon=-102.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735GN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 163 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860918045529A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERRAIN IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. SUSPECT VFR PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A 180 DEGREE TURN.

## 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 DEN86FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA254), Sep 18, 1986: Cessna 182Q (N735GN), Ovid, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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