# NTSB DEN80DTE01: Cessna T182RG, N757HW, Wolcott, CO, October 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1979
- Place: Wolcott, CO · WOLCOTT, CO
- Location: 39.7036° N, 106.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolcott, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7036&lon=-106.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTE01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3341  79/10/12 NR.WOLCOTT,CO         CESSNA T182RG       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N757HW              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 40, 2950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            452 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND JUNCTION,CO           DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SUPPORT CABLES LOCATED ABOVE POWER LINES THAT WERE APPROX 1200FT ABV CANYON FLOOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N757HW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182RG
- 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 19791012028179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791012028179A), Oct 12, 1979: Cessna 182, Wolcott, CO, Substantial damage. Hit pwr line support cables while flying in river valley. Severed rudder. Landed safely in field.

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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