# NTSB DEN77DA006: Cessna 182J, N2701F, Alamosa, CO, October 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1976
- Place: Alamosa, CO · ALAMOSA, CO
- Location: 37.4745° N, 105.8770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamosa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4745&lon=-105.8770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DA006

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3304  76/10/30   ALAMOSA,CO          PIPER PA-31P        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1320                    N66827              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            37, 4794 TOTAL HOURS, 912
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMOSA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALAMOSA,CO                  DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- AIR AMBULANCE FLT. BEFORE TKOF CK LIST ACCOMPLISHED DRG TAXI ON RWY AT INTERSECTION.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3304  76/10/30   ALAMOSA,CO          CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1400
        TIME - 1320                    N2701F              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  3                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMOSA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALAMOSA,CO                  ENGLEWOOD,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N66827 TAXIED ONTO ACTIVE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF N2701F ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT 60 MPH.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2701F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2701F-2012-07-23), registration cancelled 2012-07-23, S/N 18256801, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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
- Airport: Alamosa Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N66827](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66827-2017-09-18), registration cancelled 2017-09-18, S/N 31P-7400186, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31P
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (registry code 7103120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TIGO-541SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (registry code 41539, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alamosa Muni

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761030035252A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761030035252A), Oct 30, 1976: Cessna 182J, Alamosa, CO, Substantial damage. N66827 taxied onto active runway in front of N2701F on takeoff roll at 60 mph.
- [Accident 19761030035251A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761030035251A), Oct 30, 1976: Piper PA31P, Alamosa, CO, Substantial damage. Air ambulance flt. Before tkof ck list accomplished drg taxi on rwy at intersection.

## Other investigations on N2701F (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR12CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA179), Apr 22, 2012: Cessna 182J (N2701F), Delle, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly monitor the environment during the departure from a gravel parking area and runway, which resulted in the airplane’s collision with a mound of gravel.

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.