# NTSB DEN78DTE26: Cessna 182J, N3559F, Rangely, CO, January 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1978
- Place: Rangely, CO · RANGELY, CO
- Location: 40.0870° N, 108.7833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rangely, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0870&lon=-108.7833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DTE26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0674  78/1/20  NR.RANGELY,CO         CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1036
        TIME - 0800                    N3559F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 819 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERNAL,UT                  RANGELY,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD.HIT A SNOW WINDROW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3559F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3559F-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 18257559, built 1966 (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

## 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 19780120000599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120000599A), Jan 20, 1978: Cessna 182J, Rangely, CO, Substantial damage. Landing on a dirt road. Hit a snow windrow.

## Other investigations on N3559F (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 DEN78FTC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC29), Jun 28, 1978: Cessna 182 (N3559F), Tipton, WY, substantial damage

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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