# Accident 20081111851169A: Cessna 182M, Leadville, CO, November 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2008, 14:47 local time
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3822° N, 106.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3822&lon=-106.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71276, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71276-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081111851169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11 NOVEMBER 2008 AT 14:42 MST, AIRCRAFT N71276, CE-182M, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA.  APPROXIMATELY 16 MILES EAST OF ASPEN AT 1200 FEET FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.  DUE TO LOCATION OF ACCIDENT UNABLE TO DO AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CEN09LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA056), Nov 11, 2008: Cessna 182M (N71276), Basalt, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane in flight.

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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