# NTSB DEN74DTE60: Cessna 182, N9378G, Lake City, CO, March 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1974
- Place: Lake City, CO · LAKE CITY, CO
- Location: 38.0231° N, 107.3113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0231&lon=-107.3113&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0500  74/3/26    LAKE CITY,COLO      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N9378G              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      AGE 34, 1750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA FE,N MEX              GUNNISON,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR FLOODED WHEN FUEL PRESS EXCEEDED 2PSI
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9378G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9378G-1975-06-09), registration cancelled 1975-06-09, S/N 18260918 (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: 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 19740326006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740326006689A), Mar 26, 1974: Cessna 182P, Lake City, CO, Substantial damage. Carburetor flooded when fuel press exceeded 2PSI

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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