# NTSB DEN67A0032: Cessna 182, N3247S, Lamar, CO, November 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1966
- Place: Lamar, CO · LAMAR, CO
- Location: 38.0760° N, 102.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamar, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0760&lon=-102.6147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0971   66/11/9   LAMAR COLO          CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 219
        TIME - 2200                    N3247S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMAR MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        REMARKS- PLT LOST CONTROL ON NITE TAKEOFF CLIMB,OVER DARK,SPARSELY LIGHTED,DESERT TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3247S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3247S-1967-11-14), registration cancelled 1967-11-14, S/N 18255747 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lamar Muni

## Other investigations on N3247S (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 DEN66D0248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0248), Mar 8, 1966: Cessna 182 (N3247S), Pubeblo, CO, substantial damage

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.

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