# NTSB DEN72DTE42: Cessna 182H, N1877X, Sterling, CO, November 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1971
- Place: Sterling, CO · STERLING, CO
- Location: 40.6205° N, 103.1926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6205&lon=-103.1926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DTE42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3928   71/11/2   STERLING,COLO       CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 200
        TIME - 1330                    N1877X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBR            STERLING,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PROP,FIREWALL DMGD.WIND GUSTING 50K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1877X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1877X), registered now, S/N 18255977, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Crosson

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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