- Date
- December 24, 1974
- Place
- Naturita, CO · NATURITA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2493GCessna 182B
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741224042029A
- Case key
- 142979
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3787 74/12/24 NATURITA,COLO CESSNA 182B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 381 TIME - 1910 N2493G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINS-MONTROSE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOAB,UT NATURITA,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PICKUP CAMPER SUBSTL DMG.HIT TREE 65FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2493G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hopkins-Montrose
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.