# Accident 19730606016529A: Cessna 185A, Vernal, UT, June 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1973
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.4361° N, 109.5114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERNAL RGNL (VEL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4361&lon=-109.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4188Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4188Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 655 total, 39 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73AD051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730606016529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT USED R HAND TO OPEN WINDOW.LOST ACFT CTL.WHEEL(MODEL NO.40-97A) INSTALLED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN73AD051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD051), Jun 6, 1973: Cessna 185 (N4188Y), Vernal, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4188Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750713023429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750713023429A), Jul 13, 1975: Cessna 185A (N4188Y), Bullfrog Basin, UT, Substantial damage. Lnd on graded road nr Bush Strip. Density alt abt 7000 ft. rd looked better than strip.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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