- Date
- May 31, 1985, 19:15 local (Jun 1, 1985, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Byers, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N759QYCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850531022049A
- Case key
- 16686
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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
Plt stated that he was 'in a rush to get home' after his extended trip. He continued to state 'I wanted to get home thatafternoon without another stop and I wanted the performance figures to show me that I could.' The plt executed an emerg landing after the eng quit in an open field. During the landing roll the acft struck a metal fence post. Post crash exam revealed no evidence of fuel on board the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N759QY
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18266186
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Caulkins Investment Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1985
- Departed
- BRL · Burlington, IA
- Destination
- APA · Englewood, CO
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 82 total · 20 in this make and model · 54 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DEN, 25 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.