Cessna 182R N9545H accident, Georgetown, CO, Aug 12, 1988 · NTSB DEN88GA185

Date: August 12, 1988, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
Place: Georgetown, CO
Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Enroute
Aircraft: N9545HCessna 182R
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report November 7, 1989
Report: Approved by Office Director
Case key: 17390

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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.

Altitude deviation,uncontrolledCruise

Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor

Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor

Weather evaluation - inadequatePilot in commandCause

Weather condition - downdraftFactor

Airspeed - inadequatePilot in commandCause

Altitude - inadequatePilot in commandCause

In flight collision with objectDescent - uncontrolled

Object - tree(s)Factor

Aircraft

Registration: N9545H
Reported as: Cessna 182R
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 18267962
Airframe hours: 1,027
Engine: Continental O-470U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Public aircraft · Part 91
Operator: State Of Colorado, doing business as Civil Air Patrol
Registered owner: State Of Colorado
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: 100 hour · July 13, 1988 · 62 hours before
Departed: APA · Englewood,, CO
Destination: APA

N9545HRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 1991 · Cessna 182RS/N 18267962 Airframe modelCessna 182R

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Flight crew

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Role: Pilot
Age: 40
Certificate: Commercial
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings: Airplane
Medical: Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Toxicology: Performed
Flight hours: 3,014 total · 2,175 in this make and model · 2,876 as pilot in command · 182 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 240° at 10 knots
Visibility: 15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 61 °F
Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

Other investigations on N9545H · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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