# Accident 20041013026989A: Cessna 182R, Idaho Springs, CO, October 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2004, 07:38 local time
- Place: Idaho Springs, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7681° N, 105.5381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7681&lon=-105.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9437H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9437H-2005-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041013026989A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN05FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA011), Oct 13, 2004: Cessna 182R (N9437H), Idaho Springs, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N9437H (1)

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

- [Incident 19951106044949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951106044949I), Nov 6, 1995: Cessna 182R (N9437H), Hope, AR. Narrative: 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…

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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