Cessna 182L N42696
5 February 2001 · Canon City, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 February 2001 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 182L registered N42696 was involved in an accident near Canon City, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canon City, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Freemont County (1V6)
- Coordinates
- 38.4402, -105.2299
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182L
- Registration
- N42696
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Canon City → Buena Vista
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN01LA048
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb resulting from an excessively rich fuel/air mixture, which fouled the spark plugs. A factor was rough, unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During initial climb following takeoff on the first flight after an annual inspection, the aircraft engine lost approximately 300 rpm and flight could not be maintained. The pilot made a forced landing on rough unsuitable terrain. Examination of the aircraft and engine provided evidence of fouled spark plugs, that the aircraft contained a mix of automotive fuel and 100 LL fuel, and that the mixture was full rich. The aircraft had a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for automotive fuel. Density altitude was 6,400 feet.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2001 | Cessna 182J | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Billy Joe C. Pyatt | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Cessna 182R | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2001 | Cessna 182 | York, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2001 | Cessna 182M | Enterprise, Oregon, United States | Lowell E. Euhus | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Cessna 182A | Baytown, Texas, United States | Micheal Tracey & Jason Satchell | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cessna 182P | Oswego, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 6,261 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2001 | Cessna T210L | Howard, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Luscombe 8E | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2001 | Boeing A75N1 (PT17) | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Esbenshade STARDUSTER TOO SA300 | Evans, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Aviat A-1 | Montrose, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 2001 | Bradley RANS S-7 | Fruita, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |