Cessna 182N N92240

Summary

On 6 September 1985 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 182N registered N92240 was involved in an accident near Alamosa, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 September 1985 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Alamosa, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

37.4591, -105.8700

Aircraft

Cessna 182N

Registration

N92240

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holly → Alamosa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85FTE08

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 ACFT CONTACTED TREES, A FENCE AND A DITCH DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN APPROACHING HIS DESTINATION, THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE THEN DECIDED TO LAND ON THE ROAD AND NOT CONTINUE TO ALAMOSA. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION AND TESTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED THE PLT APPEARED INTOXICATED UPON THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE PLT REFUSED TO SUBMIT TO A BLOOD ALCOHOL TEST. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THE PLT WAS AQUAINTED WITH PERSONS WHO RESIDED IN A FARM HOUSE NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.