- Date
- April 6, 1983, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hayden, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2971YCessna 182H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830406011219A
- Case key
- 15981
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with a powerline and crashed after the engine lost power on takeoff. According to witnesses the acft made a normal takeoff but during climbout the engine backfired and dark smoke came out. The acft turned left then steeply right before hitting the power line. This acft was flown 3 times in 1982 and twice prior to the day of the acc in 1983. The last time the acft was refueled was in sept, 1982. The acft was parked outdoors. The gas cap in the wing showed areas of rust and corrosion preventing a tight seal. Moisture could leak into the fuel tank from rain and meltingsnow. On 4/11/83 the left wing fuel tank was examined by cutting into it. The bladder was severely wrinkled on the bottom. The wrinkling produced pockets large enough to trap about 1 gallon of water. This water would not reach the drain sump with the acft in a level parked position. The NTSB has made recommendations to FAA concerning water in fuel and evaluation of bladder type fuel tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2971Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 182H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253971
- Airframe hours
- 2,505
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Scott John Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1982 · 18 hours before
- Destination
- 1V4 · Fort Collins, CO
- Airport
- HDN · Yampa Valley, runway 28, 6,999 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 238 total · 227 in this make and model · 217 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HDN, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2971Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.