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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182R · Idaho Springs, CO · October 13, 2004

Date: October 13, 2004 · 07:38 local
Place: Idaho Springs, CO
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9437H
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05FA011
Reported as: Cessna 182R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N9437HRegistration cancelled Jun 24, 2005 · Cessna 182RS/N 18267948 Airframe modelCessna 182R

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What happened

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(-23) Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was conducted under 14CFR part 91, without a flight plan. The aircraft appeared to be in a left turn or stall nose down at impact with terrain approximately 9300 feet elevation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14CFR PART 91, WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE IN A LEFT TURN OR STALL NOSE DOWN AT IMPACT WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 9300 FEET ELEVATION.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN05FA011Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportIdaho Springs, COthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain, and his inadequate planning and decision making resulting in VFR flight into IMC. Contributing factors include the pilot's self-induced pressure to arrive at his destination, the low ceiling and the fog.Oct 13, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N9437H · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19951106044949IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Hope, ARNarrative: history of flight: N9437H, Cessna 182R, on an IFR flight plan from hillsboro, Ohio to addison airport, dallas, TX with a stopover at sheridan, AR developed directional gyro failure and diverted to hotsprings, AR. After two missed approaches at hot…Nov 6, 1995