ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38321
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| Date: | Friday 12 August 1988 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182R Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | State Of Colorado |
| Registration: | N9545H |
| MSN: | 18267962 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1027 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Georgetown, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Englewood,, CO (APA) |
| (APA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
N9545H, REGISTERED TO THE STATE OF COLORADO, CIVIL AIR PATROL, WAS DISPATCHED ON A SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA NEAR GEORGETOWN, COLORADO. THE PLT ENCOUNTERED UNFAVORABLE WINDS WHILE FLYING IN THE SEARCH AREA. THE PAX SAID THAT HE COULD FEEL THE ACFT SETTLING JUST BEFORE THE ACFT STRUCK SOME TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN RIDGE. A PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE PLT SAID, 'I DON'T LIKE THE FEEL OF THIS'. A PARAMEDIC SAID THE PASSENGER ALSO RELATED THAT THEY HAD 'HIT A DOWNDRAFT'. A HELICOPTER PLT FLYING IN THE AREA SAID THAT THE WINDS WERE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR FIXED WING FLTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE TRENCHES. THE BROKEN TREES INDICATED A DESCENT ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES. THE DISTANCE FROM 1ST TREE STRIKE TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS 62 FT. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. THE TERRAIN ELEVATION WAS ABOUT 10600 FT MSL. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26533
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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