# Accident 20080508835659A: Cessna 182H, Idaho Springs, CO, May 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2008, 15:36 local time
- Place: Idaho Springs, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8289° N, 105.6044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8289&lon=-105.6044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8553S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8553S-2009-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080508835659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO MAY 8, 2008 EN ROUTE TO BOULDER, COLORADO AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FLYING AT 16,000 FEET IN IMC (INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  ACCORDING TO PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN THE CLOUDS WITH SLIGHT PRECIPITATION/SNOW, AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN DROPPED 500 TO 1,000 FEET IN TURBULENCE AND THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO HAVING PROBLEMS.  HE STATED THAT THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CARBURATOR MIXTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 FEET.  HE NOTICED THE PILOT TRYING TO ADJUST THE CARBURETOR MIXTURE AND TRANSFERRING THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OTHER TANK.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS HAD PLENTY OF FUEL IN THEM, AND TRANSFERRING THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OTHER TANK MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO THE OPERATION OF THE ENGINE.  DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE, THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS IN THE "OFF" POSITION AND THERE WAS SOME ICE IN THE CARBURETOR VENTURI.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WILL BE RE-EXAMINED WHEN THE ENGINE IS BROUGHT TO DENVER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.  NO FURTHER ACTION AT THIS TIME.

## 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 DFW08FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA131), May 8, 2008: Cessna 182 (N8553S), Black Hawk, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to induction icing. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to continue flight in conditions favorable for structural and induction-system icing.

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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