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FAA incident report · Cessna 182P · Antonito, CO · August 5, 2003

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Date
August 5, 2003 · 13:45 local
Place
Antonito, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1344S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN03FA137
Reported as
Cessna 182P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
425 total
N1344SRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2006 · Cessna 182PS/N 18264907 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 182PEngine 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.

(-23) The following narrative is from the NTSB findings: on August 5, 2003, at approximately 1345, mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N1344S, piloted by Mr. Ciaran hanrahan, was destroyed when it impacted the trees and terrain 27 miles west-northwest of Antonito, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, without a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was one leg of a cross country flight that originated at oshkosh, Wisconsin, and was enroute to fremont, California. Several witnesses observed a high-wing single engine aircraft flying at a low altitude in the vicinity of the accident site, at approximately 1200. The aircraft was flying north of through the canyon. One witness said he could definitely see the airplane was flying lower then the mountains on the FAR side of the canyon. At approximately 1539, a U.S. Forest service fire team confirmed that the smoke was from the aircraft accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FOLLOWING NARRATIVE IS FROM THE NTSB FINDINGS: ON AUGUST 5, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1345, MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182P, N1344S, PILOTED BY MR. CIARAN HANRAHAN, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TREES AND TERRAIN 27 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF ANTONITO, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ONE LEG OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, AND WAS ENROUTE TO FREMONT, CALIFORNIA. SEVERAL WITNESSES OBSERVED A HIGH-WING SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING NORTH OF THROUGH THE CANYON. ONE WITNESS SAID HE COULD DEFINITELY SEE THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING LOWER THEN THE MOUNTAINS ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE CANYON. AT APPROXIMATELY 1539, A U.S. FOREST SERVICE FIRE TEAM CONFIRMED THAT THE SMOKE WAS FROM THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT.

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 DEN03FA137Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAntonito, COThe pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, the trees, and the mountainous terrain.Aug 5, 2003 · Destroyed