Plane Crash List

Cessna 177 N3286T

4 September 1982 · Castlerock, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 4 September 1982 at about 16:35 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N3286T, operated by Dewey A. Meehl, was involved in an accident near Castlerock, Colorado, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Castlerock, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
39.3694, -104.8495
Aircraft
Cessna 177
Registration
N3286T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Dewey A. Meehl
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
DEN82DA184

People

4 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 4 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A FLIGHT TO ENGLEWOOD, CO, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF INTERSTATE 25 AT CASTLE ROCK. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL TANKS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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12 Mar 1982 Cessna 172
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22 May 1982 Beechcraft V35A
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Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
Edward L. Walsh No injuries -
22 Jul 1982 American AA5B
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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