# Incident 20030805019799I: Cessna 182P, Antonito, CO, August 5, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2003, 13:45 local time
- Place: Antonito, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3903° N, 106.6178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3903&lon=-106.6178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1344S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1344S-2006-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030805019799I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN03FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA137), Aug 5, 2003: Cessna 182P (N1344S), Antonito, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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