# NTSB DEN81FTE22: Cessna 182A, N4030D, Colorado Spgs, CO, February 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1981
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO · COLORADO SPGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0364  81/2/21    COLORADO SPGS,CO    CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1840                    N4030D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 45, 721 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            208 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLORADO SPGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINSLOW,AZ                  COLORADO SPGS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- WHILE TURNING OFF RWY,BCM CONFUSED,TAXIED BTN 2 BLUE TWY LGTS & OFF TXY.TWYS PROPERLY MARKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4030D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4030D), registered now, S/N 34730, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Colorado Spgs

## 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 19810221007239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221007239A), Feb 21, 1981: Cessna 182, Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Ran off taxiway in the dark. Struck ditch. Taxiway was adequately lighted. Pilot lacked recent night operations.

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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