# Accident 20110629011499A: Cessna R182, Thornton, CO, June 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2011, 15:23 local time
- Place: Thornton, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9194° N, 104.9031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9194&lon=-104.9031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2344C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2344C-2012-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 18,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110629011499A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/29/2011 AT 1523 LOCAL, APPROXIMATELY 8 NM NORTHWEST OF DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KDEN), WHILE CONDUCTING TURNS AT APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 600 FEET AGL, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND MICROBURST ACTIVITY WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN11FA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA428), Jun 29, 2011: Cessna R182 (N2344C), Thornton, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a microburst while operating at a low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control from which the pilot could not recover. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N2344C (2)

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

- [Incident 20060824016619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060824016619I), Aug 24, 2006: Cessna R182 (N2344C), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was on final to runway 17R. The pilot stated that he completed his landing check but decided to leave the gear up until short final to be courteous…
- [Accident 20010611019539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010611019539A), Jun 11, 2001: Cessna R182 (N2344C), Raymore, MO, No damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he was conducting an aerial photography flight at 600 to 800 feet AGL when he felt a sudden, massive jolt to the aircraft. The…

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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