# NTSB DEN79DTE36: Cessna 182, N58645, Center, CO, May 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1979
- Place: Center, CO · CENTER, CO
- Location: 37.7523° N, 106.1104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Center, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7523&lon=-106.1104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTE36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3261  79/5/11    CENTER,CO           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 2623
        TIME - 0850                    N58645              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTER,CO                   YUMA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- ICE ON WINGS,TAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58645](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58645), registered now, S/N 18262201, built 1973 (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
- Airport: Leach

## 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 19790511011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511011259A), May 11, 1979: Cessna 182, Center, CO, Substantial damage. Attempted take off with ice on airframe. Made premature lift off,settled to ground,struck ditch.

## Other investigations on N58645 (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 LAX94LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA347), Sep 2, 1994: Cessna 182P (N58645), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly secure the aircraft prior to a start attempt by handpropping.

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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