# Accident 20241123016819A: Cessna 182T, Drake, CO, November 23, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2024, 11:10 local time
- Place: Drake, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4415° N, 105.3092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4415&lon=-105.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N434CP) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,351 total, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241123016819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AT 0908 MST FROM FNL - NORTHERN COLORADO REGIONAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT FLEW OUT TO AN AREA NORTH OF DRAKE, COLORADO FOR AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING MISSION. AIRCRAFT THEN LEFT THE TRAINING SITE HEADING SOUTHEAST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE A NORTH TURN EAST OF DRAKE, COLORADO. SEVERAL OTHER MANUEVERS WERE MADE NORTHEAST OF DRAKE COLORADO BEFORE SUDDEN IMPACT WAS MADE WITH TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT APPROXIMATELY 1110 MST. 3 SOULS ON BOARD, 2 FATAL 1 SERIOUS. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN25FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA047), Nov 23, 2024: Cessna 182T (N434CP), Drake, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering in mountainous terrain. Contributing was mountain wave turbulence in the area.

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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