# NTSB DEN80FTE10: Cessna 182, N97640, Longmont, CO, December 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1979
- Place: Longmont, CO · LONGMONT, CO
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3928   79/12/2 NR.LONGMONT,CO        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 633
        TIME - 0950                    N97640              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 271 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONGMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LONGMONT,CO                  RIFLE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SNOW COVERED FLAT TERRAIN.CARB HEAT FOUND FULL ON,MIXTURE FOUND RICH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97640](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97640), registered now, S/N 18267154, built 1979 (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: Longmont 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 19791202031569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202031569A), Dec 2, 1979: Cessna 182, Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine failure. Engine not examined.

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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