- Date
- November 14, 1985, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cottonwood, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7036SCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851114057059A
- Case key
- 24882
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Analysis
Witnesses saw the plt depart with frost covering the acft & without either a runup or warmup. The witnesses reported that the plt 'scraped the frost from a small square directly in front of him on the windshield' just prior to takeoff. Temp & dew point were 22 & 17 degrees respectively for the early morning departure, & the acft remained overnight in the cold temps with partially empty fuel tanks. During the initial climb at about 400 ft AGL, witnesses reported that the eng began to run rough and lose power. Plt began a descending left 270 degree turn back toward the rwy & crashed into a dry river bank with little forward velocity & moderate vertical speed. Examination disclosed no mechaincal preimpact failure or malfunction of the eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7036S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265050
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- William L. Boren
- Registered owner
- Darla M. Reese
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 30, 1984 · 180 hours before
- Destination
- 8E6 · Cordes, AZ
- Airport
- P52 · Cottonwood, runway 14, 4,250 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 180 in this make and model · 450 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRC, 19 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.