# NTSB DEN74DTE10: Cessna 182H, N8322S, Fraser, CO, August 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1973
- Place: Fraser, CO · FRASER, CO
- Location: 39.9217° N, 105.8096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fraser, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9217&lon=-105.8096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2427   73/8/4    FRASER,COLO         CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 250
        TIME - 0955                    N8322S              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANBY,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TURNED INTO RISING TERRAIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8322S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730804024539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730804024539A), Aug 4, 1973: Cessna 182H, Fraser, CO, Destroyed. Turned into rising terrain

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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