# NTSB DEN71DTE15: Cessna 182, N2335G, Monte Vista, CO, May 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1971
- Place: Monte Vista, CO · MONTE VISTA, CO
- Location: 37.5785° N, 106.1502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monte Vista, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5785&lon=-106.1502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DTE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DTE15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1605  71/5/15    MONTE VISTA,COLO    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1285
        TIME - 1430                    N2335G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTE VISTA,COLO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- HRD LDG ON NS GR DID STRUCTURAL DMG TO THE FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2335G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2335G), registered now, S/N 51635, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Luis Valley

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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