# NTSB DEN79FTM05: Cessna 182, N735QM, Duchesne, UT, December 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1978
- Place: Duchesne, UT · DUCHESNE, UT
- Location: 40.1753° N, 110.3941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duchesne, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1753&lon=-110.3941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3693  78/12/20   DUCHESNE,UT         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 241
        TIME - 1540                    N735QM              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUCHESNE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                ROCK SPINES,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED AT CLOSED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735QM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735QM), registered now, S/N 18265601, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (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: Duchesne Muni

## 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 19781220038759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781220038759A), Dec 20, 1978: Amtr 20827, Duchesne, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot landed at closed airport.

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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