# Accident 20130502007619A: Cessna 182T, Delta, CO, May 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2013, 11:25 local time
- Place: Delta, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7628° N, 108.0992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7628&lon=-108.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2012Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2012Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 (registry code 41808, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 33 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130502007619A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY 50, APPROXIMATELY 3 STATUTE MILES SOUTHWEST OF KAJZ.

## 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 CEN13LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA258), May 2, 2013: Cessna 182T (N2012Y), Delta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of propeller control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation and the airplane’s subsequent…

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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