# NTSB DEN74FTE27: Cessna 182A, N4731D, Breckenridge, CO, October 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1973
- Place: Breckenridge, CO · BRECKENRIDGE, CO
- Location: 39.4995° N, 106.0432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breckenridge, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4995&lon=-106.0432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTE27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3149  73/10/26   BRECKENRIDGE,COLO   CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 245
        TIME - 1730                    N4731D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRECKENRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KREMLING,COLO               BRECKENRIDGE,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HI NO FLAT APCH. RAN OFF END INTO ROCKS & DEBRIS.DELAYED BRAKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4731D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4731D-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 34831 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Breckenridge

## 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 19731026034149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731026034149A), Oct 26, 1973: Cessna 182A, Breckenridge, CO, Substantial damage. Hi no flat apch. Ran off end into rocks & debris. Delayed braking.

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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