# NTSB DEN70DXA03: Cessna 182F, N3273U, Ft Bridger, WY, January 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1970
- Place: Ft Bridger, WY · FT BRIDGER, WY
- Location: 41.3183° N, 110.3894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bridger, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3183&lon=-110.3894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70DXA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DXA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0108   70/1/8    FT BRIDGER,WYO      CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 39, 528
        TIME - 0915                    N3273U              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT BRIDGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT BRIDGER,WYO             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L LDG GR BROKE OFF AFTER TAXIING THRU SNOW DRIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3273U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3273U-1983-11-08), registration cancelled 1983-11-08, S/N 18254673, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Bridger

## Other investigations on N3273U (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 DEN83LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA030), Dec 5, 1982: Cessna 182F (N3273U), Olathe, 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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