2008 Cessna 182 Crash Near Basalt, Colorado (N71276)

Accident Overview and Discovery Details On November 11, 2008, at approximately 1530 Mountain Standard Time, a single-engine Cessna 182, registration N71276, was destroyed after impacting terrain near Basalt, Colorado. The aircraft was operating under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a filed flight plan. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The aircraft was registered to a private individual and was the subject of an ALNOT (alert notice) for a missing airplane. The wreckage was located on November 12, 2008, within the rugged terrain of the Holy Cross Wilderness area. Due to the remote location and winter snow conditions, the aircraft was not recovered until July 2009. The planned 260-nautical mile cross-country flight originated from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) in Denver, Colorado, with Carbon County Regional Airport (PUC) in Price, Utah, as the intended destination.