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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Vernal, UT · September 14, 1982

Date: September 14, 1982 · 16:00 local
Place: Vernal, UT
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N758JM
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN82FA193
Reported as: Cessna R172K
Reported engine: Continental IO360KB
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 76 total1 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N758JMRegistration cancelled Jan 28, 1985 · Cessna R172KS/N R1723133 Airframe modelCessna R172K

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What happened

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

Struck a tree. Crashed and burned while buzzing area in follow the leader fashion with another aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A TREE. CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE BUZZING AREA IN FOLLOW THE LEADER FASHION WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN82FA193Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportVernal, UTThe aircraft collided with trees while low flying on a local flight. Two aircraft piloted by students from a nearby college had been seen flying low and close to each other around the local mountainous terrain. The students were enrolled in the college…Sep 14, 1982 · Destroyed