# NTSB DEN75AD021: Cessna 182, N2894Y, Burlington, CO, October 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1974
- Place: Burlington, CO · BURLINGTON, CO
- Location: 39.3041° N, 102.2714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3041&lon=-102.2714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 4 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD021

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3529  74/10/27 NR.BURLINGTON,COLO    CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 140
        TIME - 1110                    N2894Y              PX-  0  4  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILKMAN STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BURLINGTON,COLO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK WIRES STRUNG ACROSS STRIP APCH END 30 FT AGL.ACFT HEAVY,1ST LDG ON NARROW STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2894Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2894Y-1975-03-27), registration cancelled 1975-03-27, S/N 18253894, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Silkman Strip

## 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 19741027039379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741027039379A), Oct 27, 1974: Cessna 182E, Burlington, CO, Substantial damage. Acft struck wires strung across strip apch end 30 ft AGL.acft heavy,1st ldg on narrow strip.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.