CASCADE, CO, USA
N2676Q
CESSNA 182K
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO QUALIFY ONE OF THE PLTS TO FLY SEARCH MISSIONS OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. SUCH FLTS INCLUDED MANEUVERING AT LOW ALT, BUT NOT BELOW 500 FT AGL. DURING THE FLT, THE ACFT CRASHED ON THE NORTWEST SIDE OF PIKES PEAK AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 10,300 FT. INITIAL IMPACT WAS WITH 75 FT TALL TREES ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF080 DEG. NO PREIMPACT FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. A PLT IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE NOTED MODERATE TURBULENCE & UP/DOWNDRAFTS OF 2,000 FT/MIN. THE PLT BEING QUALIFIED HAD ONLY ONE PREVIOUS FLT IN THE CESSNA 182 (2.4 HRSON 1/22/84) & HAD LOGGED NO FLT TIME SINCE THAT DATE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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