# NTSB DEN75AD024: Cessna 182A, N3737D, Springfield, CO, November 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1974
- Place: Springfield, CO · SPRINGFIELD, CO
- Location: 37.4049° N, 102.6189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4049&lon=-102.6189&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4037   74/11/2 NR.SPRINGFIELD,COLO   CESSNA 182A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 307
        TIME - 1700                    N3737D              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINVIEW,TEX               GREELEY,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11/3/74.APPRX 150 LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3737D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3737D-1975-02-27), registration cancelled 1975-02-27, S/N 34437 (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: 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 19741102042779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741102042779A), Nov 2, 1974: Cessna 182A, Springfield, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 11/3/74.apprx 150 lbs ovr max gross wt.

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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