Cessna 182R accident near Pueblo, Colorado, January 31, 1988
On January 31, 1988 at about 11:00 pm local time, a Cessna 182R, registered N9393H, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pueblo, Colorado (Pueblo airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 31, 1988 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Pueblo, Colorado · Pueblo · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182R · all 182Rs on the register
- Registration
- N9393H · registry record · serial 18267942
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE INSTRUMENT RATED PVT PLT WAS COMPLETING A PERSONAL IFR FLIGHT FROM TELLURIDE, COLORADO, TO COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, WITH THREE PAX. THE DESTINATION WX WENT BELOW IFR MINIMUMS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT'S ARRIVAL AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PUEBLO, COLORADO, FOR AN INSTRUMENT LANDING. WX WAS 300 OBSCURED, VISIBILITY 1 MILE, TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT 30 DEGREES, WIND 090 AT 5 KNOTS, RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY WERE FOG AND SNOW. DURING THE APPROACH TO RNWY 8L, WINDSCREEN ICING OCCURRED AND ICE COULD BE SEEN ON THE AIRCRAFT SURFACES. AT FLARE FOR TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED TO 70 KNOTS AT 5 FEET OF ALTITUDE AND STALLED. A HARD LANDING RESULTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO PARKING. NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE AND THIS INCIDENT WAS UNREPORTED UNTIL A MECHANIC DISCOVERED FIREWALL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING INSPECTION LATER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 462 hours in all; 462 in this make and model; 11 in the last 90 days; 426 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 681 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 2, 1987
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-U (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TEX Telluride CO at 9:00 pm
- Destination: COS Colorado Spring CO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 8L, 10,496 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9393H the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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