- Date
- August 16, 1987, 22:51 local (Aug 17, 1987, 04:51 UTC)
- Place
- Milner, CO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1359SCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870816045499A
- Case key
- 17125
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Analysis
The plt was on a flt fm green bay, WI to steamboat spgs (sbs), CO, with stops at sioux city & cheyenne (cys). At 2245, he contacted denver fss, stated he was on final apch to sbs & said the rwy lgts had gone out. He then asked for the freqfor 'putting them back on.' The fss specialist checked the arpt directory & fnd no freq listed for sbs, but told the plt he cld 'try freq 122.8 . . .' Soon thereafter, the plt said he had lgts & cancelled his flt plan. At 2251, the acfthit pwr lines, crashed & burned aprx midway btn sbs & the yampa valley arpt at hayden (hdn), CO. The crash site was in avalley area at an elev of about 6000' MSL. Elev of the arpts at sbs & hdn were 6875' & 6597', respectively. The rwy lgtsat sbs were privately owned by rocky mountain airways & were turned off sometime after the last flt depd sbs at 2025. The rwy lgts at hdn were plt controlled by tuning the acft radio to 122.8 mhz & depressing the mike button 3 to 7 times,depending on the desired intensity. The freq at sbs was also 122.8 mhz. No preimpact mech problem was fnd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1359S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264922
- Airframe hours
- 1,000
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gerald P. Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 9, 1986 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- CYS · Cheyenne, WY
- Destination
- SBS · Steamboat Spgs, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,400 total · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EGE, 54 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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