Cessna 182K accident near Heeney, CO
On September 28, 1994, a Cessna 182K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Heeney, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 28, 1994
- Place
- Heeney, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.651°N, 106.079°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02241
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 28, 1994, at 0845 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N2504Q, was destroyed while maneuvering near Heeney, Colorado. The airline transport rated pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial photography flight. According to the operator the airplane departed Boulder Airport (1V5), Boulder, Colorado, at approximately 0730. The flight was to over-fly Corona Pass, Dillon, Glenwood Springs, Steamboat Springs, and Granby, with an estimated time of return to Boulder Airport of 1000. 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. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The passenger was a certificated private pilot. He had rented the airplane from a local fixed base operator the day of the accident for the planned flight to photograph the autumn aspen trees. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION A review of the airframe and engine records did not reveal any anomalies or uncorrected maintenance defects. Performance and weight and balance calculations were performed using data provided by the manufacturer. An estimate of the weight of the airplane at the time of the accident places it within limits. Performance data indicates the airplane's maximum rate-of-climb was 720 feet per minute with an indicated airspeed of 82 miles per hour at an altitude of 10,000 feet mean sea level. Based on data provided by the manufacturer, it was established that at the altitude described, the aircraft was within the designed performa
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE RISING TERRAIN.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
