# NTSB DEN88LA172: Cessna 182, N182VR, Guffey, CO, August 4, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 4, 1988, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Guffey, CO
- Location: 38.7607° N, 105.5098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guffey, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7607&lon=-105.5098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN88LA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17516/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA172

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - vfr flight into imc - intentional, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - pole (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N182VR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182VR-2014-09-10), registration cancelled 2014-09-10, S/N 18263229, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18263229
- Airframe hours: 2468
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dr. Sternberg, Arthur M.
- Registered owner: Sternberg, Arthur M.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 22, 1988, 66 hours before
- Departed: 1V6, CANON CITY, CO
- Destination: BZN, BOZEMAN, MT
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,501 total, 489 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19880804030159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880804030159A), Aug 4, 1988: Cessna 182P, Guffey, CO, Destroyed. Flew into area of heavy fog, tried to turn around and then tried to land in rocky field. Hit a pole. Caught fire.

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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