# NTSB DEN81FTE35: Cessna 180, N91K, Parlin, CO, May 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1981
- Place: Parlin, CO · PARLIN, CO
- Location: 38.5028° N, 106.7284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parlin, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5028&lon=-106.7284&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3298  81/5/13  NR.PARLIN,CO          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0630                    N91K                PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 23, 2825 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            780 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PARLIN,CO                    GUNNISON,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- FROST ON WINGS.CARB HEAT FD IN ON/HOT POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N91K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gravel Road

## 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 19810513024409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810513024409A), May 13, 1981: Cessna 180J, Parlin, CO, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on a road at high altitude with carb heat on and frost on wings. Struck a fence at end of road.

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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