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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182D · Delta, CO · September 3, 2021

Date
September 3, 2021 · 12:03 local
Place
Delta, CO
Airport
Blake Fld
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9114W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA404
Reported as
Cessna 182D
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
561 total69 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed ajz with skydivers on board. After the skydivers left the aircraft the pilot was returning to ajz. In descent the pilot reported that she lost engine power. She decided to land in a field. The field was wet and muddy and the aircraft flipped over forward during landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AJZ WITH SKYDIVERS ON BOARD. AFTER THE SKYDIVERS LEFT THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO AJZ. IN DESCENT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE LOST ENGINE POWER. SHE DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD. THE FIELD WAS WET AND MUDDY AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER FORWARD DURING LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.