# NTSB DEN73AD043: Cessna 182C, N8700T, Garfield, CO, March 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1973
- Place: Garfield, CO · GARFIELD, CO
- Location: 38.5493° N, 106.2893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5493&lon=-106.2893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0844  73/3/23    GARFIELD,COLO       CESSNA 182C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 120
        TIME - 1745                    N8700T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    SALIDA,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              20
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       45
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MTNS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. RECOVERED 3/26/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8700T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8700T-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 52600, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730323008099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730323008099A), Mar 23, 1973: Cessna 182H, Garfield, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Mtns obscured by clouds. Recovered 3/26/73.

## Other investigations on N8700T (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW71DRG76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG76), Feb 6, 1971: Cessna 182C (N8700T), San Isidro, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4084), Sep 21, 1964: Cessna 182C (N8700T), Camp Wood, TX, substantial damage

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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