# NTSB DEN80FA043: Cessna 182, N2793F, Aspen, CO, June 18, 1980 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed - Date: June 18, 1980 - Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO - Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 10 fatal - Status: Completed, report March 24, 1981 - Report: Brief approved by the director - NTSB case key (mKey): 130349 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FA043 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA043 ## NTSB brief (aircraft 2) ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3290  80/6/18  NR.ASPEN,CO           CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 826         TIME - 1025                    N7FC                PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  4  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           CRESTED BUTTE,CO            ASPEN,CO         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT            PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT          SPECIAL DATA           SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.           CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT           TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  15                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   145           VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ``` ## NTSB brief (aircraft 1) ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3290  80/6/18  NR.ASPEN,CO           CESSNA 182          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 332         TIME - 1025                    N2793F              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  6  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           ASPEN,CO                    GUNNISON,CO         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT            PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT          SPECIAL DATA           SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.           CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT           TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  20                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   145           VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO         REMARKS- COLLIDED OVER EAST MAROON PASS.PASS IS 1 TO 1-1/4 MILES WIDE. ``` ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N2793F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2793F-2015-05-06), registration cancelled 2015-05-06, S/N 18256893, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: Destroyed ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N7FC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7FC-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 310P-0130 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 310 - Registry model: [Cessna T-310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-310p) (registry code 2074240) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19800618022701A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618022701A), Jun 18, 1980: Cessna 182J, Aspen, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Collided in mid air with N7FC over an east maroon pass. Impact on a near head on angle. Vertical angle zero. - [Accident 19800618022712A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618022712A), Jun 18, 1980: Cessna 310P, Aspen, CO, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Collided in mid air with N2793F over an east maroon pass. Impact on a near headon angle. Zero vertical angle. ## Other investigations on N2793F (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 DEN66F0300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0300), Apr 30, 1966: Cessna 182 (N2793F), Albuquerque, NM, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.