# NTSB DEN76DTC46: Cessna 182, N5789J, Big Piney, WY, September 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1976
- Place: Big Piney, WY · BIG PINEY, WY
- Location: 42.5402° N, 110.1193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Piney, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5402&lon=-110.1193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTC46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2609  76/9/24  NR.BIG PINEY,WY       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 258
        TIME - 1357                    N5789J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK SPGS,WY                JACKSON,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SLOW FLT TO OBSERVE ROADWAY.PLT RAISED FLAPS.ACFT SETTLED INTO GRND.D/A 11000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5789J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5789J), registered now, S/N 18263537, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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 19760924028889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760924028889A), Sep 24, 1976: Cessna 182P, Big Piney, WY, Substantial damage. Slow flt to observe roadway. Plt raised flaps. Acft settled into grnd.d/a 11000FT.

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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