- Date
- September 24, 1981
- Place
- Collbran, CO · COLLBRAN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1343QCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810924062219A
- Case key
- 123291
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2447 81/9/24 NR.COLLBRAN,CO CESSNA 185 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1600 TIME - 1130 N1343Q PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTER RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLBRAN,CO GRAND JUNCTION,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TKOF DOWNHILL FM PLOWED FLD W FENCE AT DEPT END & PWR LINES 50FT BEYOND FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1343Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hunter Ranch
N1343QRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2018 · Cessna A185FAirframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 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.