# Accident 20210903016979A: Cessna 182D, Delta, CO, September 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2021, 12:03 local time
- Place: Delta, CO
- Airport: Blake Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7729° N, 108.0764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7729&lon=-108.0764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9114W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9114W-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 561 total, 69 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210903016979A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN21LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA404), Sep 3, 2021: Cessna 182 (N9114W), Delta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power that resulted in a forced landing and subsequent noseover. The reason for the total loss of engine power could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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