# Accident 19850831044019A: Cessna 182D, Monument Valley, UT, August 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1985, 12:10 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Airport: Monument Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0803° N, 110.2503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0803&lon=-110.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707UR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,584 total, 1,298 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831044019A

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD LANDING DUE TO SUDDEN SHIFT IN WIND.  FIXED BASE OPERATOR STATED THAT WIND SHIFTS OCCUR OCCASIONALLY.

## 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 DEN85LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA238), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna 182D (N707UR), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage

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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