# NTSB DEN73AD016: Cessna 182, N2458R, Denver, CO, October 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1972
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3527  72/10/20   DENVER,COLO         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 367
        TIME - 1154                    N2458R              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENVER,COLO                 DENVER,COLO                  GREELEY,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- WAKE TURB FROM ELECTRA.TWR CAUTIONED PLT.ACFT HIT MOVING CAR WHICH THEN STRUCK 2 OTHER CARS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2458R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2458R-1973-07-06), registration cancelled 1973-07-06, S/N 18255558 (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: Stapleton

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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