# Accident 20060223001739A: Cessna 182E, Austin, CO, February 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2006, 10:59 local time
- Place: Austin, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7667° N, 108.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7667&lon=-108.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9298X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9298X-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 702 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060223001739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED TELLURIDE, CO ON 2/23/06 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 MST WITH TWO OTHER PEOPLE ON BOARD. HE FLEW TO AUSTIN, CO AT APPROXIMATELY 1059 AND WHILE BUZZING A FARM HOUSE AND BUILDINGS HE HIT POWER AND UTILITY LINES. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AND CARTWHEELED THEN WHEN HITTING THE GROUND THE SECOND TIME IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT. ALL THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED.

## 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 DEN06FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA043), Feb 23, 2006: Cessna 182E (N9298X), Austin, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wire resulting in the airplane's outboard wing portion to be severed, and the subsequent loss of control and ground impact. Factors…

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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