Cessna 185 N1980U

Summary

On 22 August 1984 at about 19:19 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N1980U was involved in an accident near Akron, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 August 1984 at 19:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Akron, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Akron (AKO)

Coordinates

40.1609, -103.2104

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N1980U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84LA263

Nobody was injured.

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS APRX 200 LBS UNDER MAX GROSS WEIGHT FOR THE TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ALL OF HIS PREVIOUS TAKEOFFS HAD BEEN AT NEAR SEA LEVEL. HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT USED TO HIGH DENSITY TAKEOFFS SUCH AS THIS ONE (7011 FEET DENSITY ALTITUDE). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATED APRX THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY INTO 'A LITTLE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE', CLIMBED TO 100 FT AGL WHEN THE GEAR WAS RAISED AND THE FLAPS WERE RAISED TO 10 DEGREES. AT THIS POINT IT BEGAN TO SETTLE BACK DOWN AND STALLED AT APRX 15 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.