- Date
- November 13, 1983, 21:12 local (Nov 14, 1983, 04:12 UTC)
- Place
- Climax, CO
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N7292SCessna 182P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831113057469A
- Case key
- 16232
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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 wreckage of N7292S was located by the Colorado civil air patrol on July 22, 1984. An on-scene examination of the wreckage revealed that the acft had impacted tall pine trees in a near vertical right hand spiral maneuver. Impact forces destroyed the acft and all occupants were fatally injured at impact. The entire wreckage was within an approximate 100 ft area. Due to the extent of impact damage flight control continuity could not be established.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7292S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265091
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerry L. Bean
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 9, 1982
- Departed
- APA · Englewood, CO
- Destination
- CEZ · Cortez, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 238 total · 198 in this make and model · 43 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LVX
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.