# NTSB DEN74AD027: Cessna 182C, N175X, Walden, CO, November 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1973
- Place: Walden, CO · WALDEN, CO
- Location: 40.7316° N, 106.2813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walden, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7316&lon=-106.2813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3482  73/11/29 NR.WALDEN,COLO        CESSNA 182C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 115
        TIME - 1215                    N175X               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WALDEN,COLO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PITOT COVER ON.ACFT OBSERVED AT LO ALT TKOF TO IMPACT.HIT TREE,ROLLED INVERTED.SEATBELT NOT USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N175X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N175X-1974-01-22), registration cancelled 1974-01-22, S/N 52741 (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 19731129038749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731129038749A), Nov 29, 1973: Walden, CO, Destroyed. Pitot cover on. Acft observed at lo alt tkof to impact. Hit tree,rolled inverted. Seatbelt not used.

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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