# Accident 19750713023429A: Cessna 185A, Bullfrog Basin, UT, July 13, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1975
- Place: Bullfrog Basin, UT
- Airport: Bush Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,737 total, 117 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN7LAD005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN7LAD005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750713023429A

## Narrative

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

LND ON GRADED ROAD NR BUSH STRIP. DENSITY ALT ABT 7000 FT. RD LOOKED BETTER THAN STRIP.

## 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 DEN7LAD005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN7LAD005), Jul 13, 1975: Cessna 185 (N4188Y), Bullfrog Basin, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4188Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19730606016529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730606016529A), Jun 6, 1973: Cessna 185A (N4188Y), Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Plt used r hand to open window. Lost acft ctl. Wheel(model no.40-97A) installed.

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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