# NTSB DEN70DXD10: Cessna 182, N6470A, Dove Creek, CO, March 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1970
- Place: Dove Creek, CO · DOVE CREEK, CO
- Location: 37.7668° N, 108.9072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dove Creek, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7668&lon=-108.9072&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70DXD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DXD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0381   70/3/1    DOVE CREEK,COLO     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1070
        TIME - 1430                    N6470A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOVE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORTEZ,COLO                 MONTICELLO,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          225                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LDG ON ROAD,HIT SIGN POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6470A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6470A-2000-08-12), registration cancelled 2000-08-12, S/N 21063531 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dove Creek

## Other investigations on N6470A (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 DEN80FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA006), Oct 27, 1979: Cessna C210T (N6470A), Jackson, WY, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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