# Accident 19870816045499A: Cessna 182P, Milner, CO, August 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1987, 22:51 local time
- Place: Milner, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4909° N, 106.8307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4909&lon=-106.8307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1359S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816045499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT.  CRASHED INVERTED. POST FIRE. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## 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 DEN87FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA219), Aug 17, 1987: Cessna 182P (N1359S), Milner, CO, destroyed, 3 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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