# NTSB DEN82FTE04: Cessna 182P, N1775M, Steamboat Spgs, CO, October 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1981
- Place: Steamboat Spgs, CO · STEAMBOAT SPGS, CO
- Location: 40.4756° N, 106.8229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steamboat Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4756&lon=-106.8229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTE04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3204  81/10/18   STEAMBOAT SPGS,CO   CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 12000
        TIME - 0700                    N1775M              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROUTT CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEAMBOAT SPGS,CO           PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           33                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINDSHIELD FOGGED OVER DRG TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1775M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1775M-1991-05-30), registration cancelled 1991-05-30, S/N 18264436 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Routt Co

## 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 19811018067889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018067889A), Oct 18, 1981: Cessna 182P, Steamboat Sprin, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff in foggy conditions, lost control after lift off because windshield covered with fog.

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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