# NTSB DEN78FTC36: Cessna 185F, N3RS, Cheyenne, WY, August 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1978
- Place: Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTC36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2279  78/8/15    CHEYENNE,WY         CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 5000
        TIME - 1700                    N3RS                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 748 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEYENNE,WY                 WILLIAMS LAKE,CANADA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TOWER REPORTED DENSITY ALTITUDE AS 8100 FEET PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.MIXTURE FULL RICH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3RS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3RS-1989-03-17), registration cancelled 1989-03-17, S/N P21000438 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cheyenne

## 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 19780815024999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815024999A), Aug 15, 1978: Cessna A185F, Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. Tower reported density altitude as 8100 feet prior to takeoff. Mix full rich.

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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