# NTSB DEN81FA069: Cessna 185, N1343Q, Collbran, CO, September 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1981
- Place: Collbran, CO · COLLBRAN, CO
- Location: 39.2400° N, 107.9635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collbran, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2400&lon=-107.9635&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2447  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1343Q-2018-02-12), registration cancelled 2018-02-12, S/N 18503476, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hunter Ranch

## 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 19810924062219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810924062219A), Sep 24, 1981: Cessna 185F, Collbran, CO, Destroyed. Aircraft struck wires and crashed during takeoff. Pilot intended to fly beneath wires.

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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