# Accident 19760825037039A: Cessna 185, Sunnyside, UT, August 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1976
- Place: Sunnyside, UT
- Airport: Wilcox Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N9924X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9924X-1977-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total, 171 in this make and model, 221 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76AD070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760825037039A

## Narrative

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

ROTATED MIDWAY DWN 5000FT ROUGH DIRT STRIP TOWARD RISING TERRAIN.MIXT NOT LEANED.D/A 11500FT.

## 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 DEN76AD070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD070), Aug 25, 1976: Cessna 185 (N9924X), Sunnyside, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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