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Cessna 182 N759QY

1 June 1985 · Byers, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 June 1985 at about 01:15 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N759QY was involved in an accident near Byers, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Byers, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
39.7097, -104.2196
Aircraft
Cessna 182
Registration
N759QY
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Burlington → Englewood
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN85LA145

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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

PLT STATED THAT HE WAS 'IN A RUSH TO GET HOME' AFTER HIS EXTENDED TRIP. HE CONTINUED TO STATE 'I WANTED TO GET HOME THATAFTERNOON WITHOUT ANOTHER STOP AND I WANTED THE PERFORMANCE FIGURES TO SHOW ME THAT I COULD.' THE PLT EXECUTED AN EMERG LANDING AFTER THE ENG QUIT IN AN OPEN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT STRUCK A METAL FENCE POST. POST CRASH EXAM REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON BOARD THE ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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