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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182N · Montrose, CO · September 7, 1997

Date: September 7, 1997 · 18:30 local
Place: Montrose, CO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9043G
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97FA340
Reported as: Cessna 182N
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3

N9043GRegistration cancelled Sep 22, 2003 · Cessna 182NS/N 18260583 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 182N Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) The accident aircraft departed an airport located at 5,759 feet MSL and was climbing under visual conditions into rising terrain topping at 10,000 feet MSL. According to a witness, located approximately 200 yards from the accident site, he observed the aircraft flying low over the trees in a southerly direction. The witness said he looked away and when he looked back the aircraft had impacted into trees at 9.705 feet MSL 17.3 miles from the airport. Investigation revealed the flaps were deployed between 5 and 10 degrees. According to performance charts, the maximum rate of climb at 10,000 feet MSL was calculated to be 325 feet-per-minute, based on the temperature being 40 degrees above standard. The chart is based on flaps up, an indicated airspeed of 85 mph, and proper leaning of the engine. The aircraft weight was calculated as 2,957.9 pounds and the maximum allowed weight, except for takeoff, was 2,950 pounds.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AN AIRPORT LOCATED AT 5,759 FEET MSL AND WAS CLIMBING UNDER VISUAL CONDITIONS INTO RISING TERRAIN TOPPING AT 10,000 FEET MSL. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW OVER THE TREES IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. THE WITNESS SAID HE LOOKED AWAY AND WHEN HE LOOKED BACK THE AIRCRAFT HAD IMPACTED INTO TREES AT 9.705 FEET MSL 17.3 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FLAPS WERE DEPLOYED BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES. ACCORDING TO PERFORMANCE CHARTS, THE MAXIMUM RATE OF CLIMB AT 10,000 FEET MSL WAS CALCULATED TO BE 325 FEET-PER-MINUTE, BASED ON THE TEMPERATURE BEING 40 DEGREES ABOVE STANDARD. THE CHART IS BASED ON FLAPS UP, AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 85 MPH, AND PROPER LEANING OF THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT WAS CALCULATED AS 2,957.9 POUNDS AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED WEIGHT, EXCEPT FOR TAKEOFF, WAS 2,950 POUNDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97FA340Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportMontrose, COInadequate preflight and in-flight planning, preparation and decision making. A related factor was the improper use of flaps.Sep 8, 1997 · Destroyed