# NTSB DEN76DTC37: Cessna 182H, N2036X, Dubois, WY, July 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1976
- Place: Dubois, WY · DUBOIS, WY
- Location: 43.5461° N, 109.6480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dubois, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5461&lon=-109.6480&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTC37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2115   76/7/1  NR.DUBOIS,WY          CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N2036X              PX-  0  0  2  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 25, 2850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DUBOIS,WY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- D/A 10000FT.ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB DUE TO DOWNDRAFT.ACFT LANDED ON DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2036X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2036X-1977-07-13), registration cancelled 1977-07-13, S/N 18256136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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 19760701019189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701019189A), Jul 1, 1976: Cessna 182H, Dubois, WY, Substantial damage. D/a 10000FT.acft would not climb due to downdraft. Acft landed on dirt road.

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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