# Accident 20040406005399A: Cessna 182F, Burlington, CO, April 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2004, 07:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5500° N, 102.2117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5500&lon=-102.2117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3524Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3524Y-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040406005399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 6, 2004 AT APPROX. 0730 LOCAL TIME CESSNA 182F, N3524Y WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN, IN A FIELD 12 MILES NORTH OF THE BURLINGTON COLORADO, KIT CARSON COUNTY AIRPORT (ITR). THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATING IN BOULDER COLORADO AND DESTINED FOR CHANUTE KANSAS, WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A PUBLISHED FLIGHT PLAN. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA.

## 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 DEN04FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA057), Apr 6, 2004: Cessna 182F (N3524Y), Burlington, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: loss of aircraft control due to structural icing. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions, the icing conditions, and ice fog.

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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