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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182R · La Sal, UT · October 4, 1981

Date
October 4, 1981 · 14:00 local
Place
La Sal, UT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4875R
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82FA001
Reported as
Cessna 182R
Reported engine
Lycoming O540L3C5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
597 total77 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Impacted side of cloud-obscured mountain. Indicates VFR pilot saw mountain at last minute. Tried to turn away.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED SIDE OF CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. INDICATES VFR PILOT SAW MOUNTAIN AT LAST MINUTE. TRIED TO TURN AWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.