# NTSB DEN78FTE54: Cessna 182P, N6343F, Eckert, CO, May 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1978
- Place: Eckert, CO · ECKERT, CO
- Location: 38.8428° N, 107.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eckert, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8428&lon=-107.9628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2455  78/5/14  NR.ECKERT,CO          CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 486
        TIME - 1730                    N6343F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 363 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND ISLAND,NE            ECKERT,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6343F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19780514010459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780514010459A), May 14, 1978: Cessna 182H, Eckert, CO, 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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