Cessna 182-R N9837H

Summary

On 6 July 1985 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 182-R registered N9837H, operated by Front Range Aero, was involved in an accident near Telluride, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 July 1985 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

37.9401, -107.8997

Aircraft

Cessna 182-R

Registration

N9837H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Front Range Aero

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Montrose → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85LA182

1 person had minor injuries.

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 PLT SAID THAT HE MANEUVERED THE NEAR MAX GWT ACFT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A SKI SLOPE AND 'I DIDN'T LEAVE MYSELF AN EXIT.' THE PLT THEN APPLIED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO OUTCLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN BUT IMPACTED A KNOLL. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS COMPUTED TO BE 12,120 FT MSL. THE PERFORMANCE CHARTS INDICATE THAT THE ACFT WILL CLIMB AT ABOUT 265 FPM AND THE ENGINE WILL DEVELOP NO MORE THAN 69% OF ITS RATED (230 BHP) POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.