19860110081279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Salt Lake City, UT · January 10, 1986

Date
January 10, 1986 · 19:13 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N757ZE
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA060
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
872 total475 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The pilot temporarily lost control due to vertigo, and the aircraft impacted the ground on final approach.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL DUE TO VERTIGO, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON FINAL APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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