Cessna 182K N2504Q

Summary

On 28 September 1994 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 182K registered N2504Q, operated by Flatirons Aviation, was involved in an accident near Heeney, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 September 1994 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Heeney, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.6508, -106.0795

Aircraft

Cessna 182K

Registration

N2504Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Flatirons Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boulder → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW94FA315

2 people died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE RISING TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED BOULDER AIRPORT (1V5), BOULDER, COLORADO, AT 0730 ON A FLIGHT TO PHOTOGRAPH THE AUTUMN ASPEN TREES. AT 1400, A MOUNTAIN BIKER ON THE COLORADO TRAIL NEAR LAKE MAHAN SAW THE WRECKAGE OF THE AIRPLANE, AND REPORTED IT TO A COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE OFFICER. THE AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT PATH PRIOR TO TERRAIN IMPACT WAS ALONG RISING TERRAIN. THE ELEVATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,400 FEET. BASED ON DATA PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER, IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT AT THE ALTITUDE DESCRIBED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN THE DESIGNED PERFORMANCE LIMIT. A BRANCH FROM THE TOP OF A 60 TO 75 FOOT TREE WAS FOUND DOWNHILL, 375 FEET FROM THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE. TWO OTHER BRANCHES FROM THE TOPS OF TREES WERE FOUND IN LINE AND BETWEEN THE FIRST PIECE AND THE WRECKAGE. A LARGE TREE, 20 INCHES IN DIAMETER, LOCATED 68 FEET FROM THE WRECKAGE WAS SHEARED 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.