# Accident 19830810051569A: Cessna 140A, Sevier, UT, August 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1983, 21:30 local time
- Place: Sevier, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5797° N, 112.3197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5797&lon=-112.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5301C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5301C-2013-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 46 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810051569A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WEST SLOPE OF 12139 FOOT MOUNTAIN AT THE 8700 FOOT LEVEL. THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN AREA OF CRASH.

## 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 DEN83FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA203), Aug 11, 1983: Cessna 140A (N5301C), Sevier, UT, destroyed, 2 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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