# NTSB DEN81FA024: Cessna 172M, N9826V, Kiowa, CO, March 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1981
- Place: Kiowa, CO · KIOWA, CO
- Location: 39.3436° N, 104.4581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kiowa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3436&lon=-104.4581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3607  81/3/25  NR.KIOWA,CO           CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1620                    N9826V              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LCL PLTS KNOWN TO PRACTICE DROPPING OBTS ON TGTS AT LOW ALTS.SML FLOUR SACKS FD IN ACFT & N IMPCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9826V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9826V-1983-05-14), registration cancelled 1983-05-14, S/N 17264517 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19810325012269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810325012269A), Mar 25, 1981: Cessna 172M, Kiowa, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Report indicates pilot stalled aircraft while engaged in practice flour bomb dropping.

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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