# NTSB DEN74AD028: Cessna 182, N9338G, Cokeville, WY, November 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1973
- Place: Cokeville, WY · COKEVILLE, WY
- Location: 42.0792° N, 110.9519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cokeville, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0792&lon=-110.9519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3416  73/11/29   COKEVILLE,WYO       CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N9338G              PX-  2  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 41, 3062 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            210 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POCATELLO,ID                ROCK SPRINGS,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLYING UPSLOPE AT LO ALT ABOVE TERRAIN,UN TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN.PLT NEW TO POWERLINE SURVEY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9338G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9338G-1974-01-21), registration cancelled 1974-01-21, S/N 18260878, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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 19731129038169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731129038169A), Nov 29, 1973: Cessna 182P, Cokeville, WY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flying upslope at lo alt above terrain,un to outclimb terrain. Plt new to powerline survey.

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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