# Accident 20030907022469A: Cessna 182A, Moorcroft, WY, September 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Moorcroft, WY
- Airport: Keyhole Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3517° N, 104.8083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3517&lon=-104.8083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6384B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6384B-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,840 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030907022469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTS HAVING DROPPED PARACHUTISTS AT 12,000 FEET ASL AND THEN DESCENDED FOR LANDING. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER ON APPROACH TO A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. UNABLE TO REACH THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN03LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA150), Sep 7, 2003: Cessna 182A (N6384B), Pine Haven, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The lack of suitable terrain is a contributing factor.

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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