# NTSB DEN83LA030: Cessna 182F, N3273U, Olathe, CO, December 5, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 5, 1982, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Olathe, CO
- Coordinates: 38.600139, -107.980697 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6001&lon=-107.9807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN83LA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72086/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA030

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, takeoff
  - aborted takeoff - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lowering of flaps - not selected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF DURING ABORT. PILOT HEARD STALL WARNING AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. HE ALSO SAID HE FORGOT 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3273U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3273U-1983-11-08), registration cancelled 1983-11-08, S/N 18254673, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18254673
- Airframe hours: 2978
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kenneth L. Munyon
- Registered owner: Kenneth L. Munyon
- Departed: OLATHE, CO
- Destination: OLATHE, CO
- Airport: Private Strip, runway 18, 2,600 × 0 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 551 total, 437 in this make and model, 502 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19821205066969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821205066969A), Dec 5, 1982: Cessna 182F, Olathe, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and aircraft crashed into vehicles at end of runway. Pilot forgot to use recommended flaps.

## Other investigations on N3273U (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN70DXA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DXA03), Jan 8, 1970: Cessna 182F (N3273U), Ft Bridger, WY, substantial damage

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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