# Accident 20110809030209A: Cessna 182C, Boulder, CO, August 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2011, 17:14 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0203° N, 105.2504° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0203&lon=-105.2504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8717T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8717T-2019-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 70 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA559](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA559) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110809030209A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 9, 2011, AT 17:14 MDT, N8717T, A CE-182C,  WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING NEAR BOULDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  ONE PERSON WAS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN11FA559](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA559), Aug 9, 2011: Cessna 182C (N8717T), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the throttle linkage to the induction air box, which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.

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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