- Date
- August 31, 1981
- Place
- 17nne Durango, CO · 17NNE DURANGO, CO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N736KVCessna TR182
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810831053979A
- Case key
- 123897
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2457 81/8/31 17NNE DURANGO,CO CESSNA TR182 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 515 TIME - 2210 N736KV PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,NM DURANGO,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- DURANGO VOR NOTAMED OUT OF SERVICE,UNRELIABLE FOR NAVIGATION.HIT MTN 10,100FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N736KV
- Reported as
- Cessna TR182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N736KVRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna TR182Airframe modelCessna TR182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.